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First measure of knowledge
1. Describe the current financial environment. How have brokers, traders, investment bankers, and corporations adapted to current financial conditions?
2. Describe the major USA financial markets. How has our system of capitalism contributed to their environment? Identify some major players in those markets.
3. Why are accounting and financial statements so emphasized in finance? What is the purpose of this part of the financial industry?
4. Compare a couple of industries' income statements and balance sheets. Point out some differences in the liabilities of a bank and a mining firm, for example. In which industries do inventory and inventory management matter more? Discuss capital intensive versus labor-intensiveindustries. Where does intellectual capital play its part?
5. Explain the value of the DuPont equation and its summary ratio analysis.
6. What does the yield curve depict? What factors affect the yield curve?
7. Who are the major players at various maturities on the curve? Illustrate several different issuers of securities in a yield curve (yes- discuss differences in credit quality).
8. Explain which Acton principles can help resolve the problem described in the article " Where Have All the oil ‘Speculators' Gone?"
9. Which aspects of our course do you find most interesting so far?
10. Find news about applications in finance.
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Construction industry
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Expected number of completions
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Explain the importance of fannie mae and freddie mac
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Determining the number of heads
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Find news about applications in finance
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Determine the ratio of the average speeds
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Firm to produce anything in the short run
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Annual inflation rates
: The exchange rate at the beginning of a year between the Indian Rupee (R) and the U.S. dollar is R43.125/$. The annual inflation rates in India and in the United States are 19 percent and 3 percent respectively. What would be the new exchange rate at..
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Loan balance end of year
: Assume the following for a one-year rate adjustable rate mortgage loan that is tied to the one-year Treasury rate:
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