Money Market

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Money Market 1. Identify two different types of investments that can be considered a Money Market fund and briefly describe discuss their important characteristics, being sure to identify the meanings of those characteristics to your investment. Two different types of investment of Money Market fund are Treasury bills and certificates of deposit. Treasury bills are short-term debt securities issued by the US government, with initial maturities of 4, 13,26, or 52 weeks. Some characteristics are that Individual can purchase them directly from the treasury or secondary market from a government security. They are highly liquid and are easily to converted to cash and sold at low transaction cost and with little price risk. T-bills sell in minimum denominations of 0nly $100 and is taxable at federal level but exempt on state and local taxes. Certificates of deposit is a time deposit with a bank. Some characteristics od CDs is that short-term CDs are highly marketable, but the market thins out for maturities for three months or more. These characteristics are important because of their low risk and high liquidity, making suitable for investors and have easy access to their funds. 2. Using information provided on the NASDAQ website, list the current return price those money market investments. Bond Market Identify two different bonds or bond funds and briefly discuss their important market characteristics, being sure to identify their importance and what those characteristics say about the bonds. Two different bonds or bonds funds are municipal bonds and corporate bonds. Municipal bonds are debt securities issued by state and local governments to finance public projects and they offer tax-exemption income to investors. Corporate bonds are long-term debt issued by private corporation. The bonds typically pay semiannual coupons over their live and return the face value to the bondholder at maturity. The important characteristics of this bonds are their credit quality, duration which reflects the issuers’ ability to repay debt. Using the information provided on the NASDAQ website, list the trading symbol and current trading price of those bonds. The trading symbols and current trading prices for municipal bonds and corporate bond depend on the specific issues or funds. Equity Market Identify two different stocks or mutual funds and briefly, discuss their important characteristics. For each, note the importance of th categories you selected.
Common stocks represent the ownership of shareholder to a firm. Some characteristics are shareholders have the right to vote at the annual meetings and may receive dividends. The most significant characteristics are its residual claim and its limited liability features. Preferred stock are nonvoting shares in corporation, usually paying a fixed stream of dividends. They also have a higher claim on distribution. Using the information on the NASDAQ website, identify the trading symbols and current market price of those equity securities. - The trading symbols and current trading trading prices for municipal common stock and preferred stock depend on specific companies and funds. - An example is GOOGL with a market price of $142.65 as of today which is a common stock - An example of preferred stock is BAC-E with a price of 22.86
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