Boeing Corporation or Northrop Grumman, for Goldman Sachs. You are anaggressive investment portfolio manager. Goldman Sachs authorizes you to takemeasurable risks. Boeing Corporation offers a 6%, 10-Year corporate bond with a 9%YTM, priced at $807.47. Northrop Grumman offers a 10%, 15-Year corporate bond, with a7% YTM, priced at $1,273.24. Goldman Sachs Market Strategists and Economists areprojecting interest rates may possibly increase by 100 basis points, consistent with JanetYellen’s FRB forecast. Bloomberg recently reported that financial markets are showingconsiderable weakness based on job reports and low consumer spending and that ratesmay possibly fall by 300 basis points. You must perform interest rate sensitivity analysis ofthese two bond issues for the Head of Fixed Income, closely evaluating the duration andconvexity, and determining which bond is the most appropriate investment for GoldmanSachs’ fixed income portfolio, given a possible interest rate decline of 300 basis points oran increase of 100 basis points. One bond must be effective under both interest ratescenarios. Substantiate your argument.
Boeing Corporation or Northrop Grumman, for Goldman Sachs. You are an
aggressive investment
measurable risks. Boeing Corporation offers a 6%, 10-Year corporate bond with a 9%
YTM, priced at $807.47. Northrop Grumman offers a 10%, 15-Year corporate bond, with a
7% YTM, priced at $1,273.24. Goldman Sachs Market Strategists and Economists are
projecting interest rates may possibly increase by 100 basis points, consistent with Janet
Yellen’s FRB
considerable weakness based on job reports and low consumer spending and that rates
may possibly fall by 300 basis points. You must perform interest rate sensitivity analysis of
these two bond issues for the Head of Fixed Income, closely evaluating the duration and
convexity, and determining which bond is the most appropriate investment for Goldman
Sachs’ fixed income portfolio, given a possible interest rate decline of 300 basis points or
an increase of 100 basis points. One bond must be effective under both interest rate
scenarios. Substantiate your argument.
