In General, Which of the following is NOT a factor in determining the time value of money? a) Interest rate b) Number of compounding periods c) Principal amount d) Stock market performance

a. What determines stock market valuations?  b. Is a stock's price primarily determined by the discounted sum of future cash flows, monetary policy, or fear and greed? c. Is market timing possible using sentiment indicators such as put/call ratios and Investor's Intelligence surveys?  Please ensure to add references and citations.

which of the following risks is most closely associated with off balance sheet? trading risk liquidity risk credit risk interest rate risk

What is the relationship between forward rates and the market’s expectation of future short rates? Explain in the context of both the expectations hypothesis and the liquidity preference theory of the term structure of interest rates.

Discuss how market interest rates are affected by borrowers' need for capital, expected inflation, different securities' risks, and securities' liquidity. • Describe how risk aversion affects a stock's required rate of return.

The two main approaches to equity analysis are the relative valuation models and…a. The discounted earnings models.b. The depreciated cash-flow models.c. The discounted cash-flow models.d. The depreciated capital models.

Which statement is not true regarding the market portfolio? Group of answer choices a. It includes all publicly-traded financial assets. b. It lies on the efficient frontier. c. All securities in the market portfolio are held in proportion to their market values. d. It is the tangency point between the capital market line and the indifference curve.

Duration is important in understanding a fixed income portfolio because A. it is used in the capital asset pricing model B. it measures the interest rate sensitivity of a bonds value C. It measures the correlation with a bank's stock price D. It causes contagion

Answer these three questions.

How do stocks and bonds differ in terms of the future payments that they are expected to make? Which type of investment (stocks or bonds) is considered to be more risky? Given what you know, which investment (stocks or bonds) do you think commonly goes by the nickname “fixed income”?