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Bob And Pia Ing Case

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PERSONAL FINANCIAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY ANALYSIS [pic] PROBLEM: Bob and Pina Ing, 31 and 28, a newly-wed couple found themselves in the midst of an interesting decision making problem. It appeared that their fortune had turned overnight when they won a mega lottery and received one million dollars after tax in price money. They were confused about how to invest their money, such that it gives them the maximum return on their investment. The couple consulted Jayhawks Financial Services LLC (JFS) to prepare a personal investment portfolio for them. ASSUMPTIONS and KEY FACTS: Bob is a very enthusiastic person and he wants to make the maximum out of the investments. He is willing to put all of this money in equity market. …show more content…

The following LP mathematical model was developed by JFS: ____________________________________________________________ _______ LET: m1 = amount of money [in dollars] that should be invested in stocks. m2 = amount of money [in dollars] that should be invested in mutual funds. m3 = amount of money [in dollars] that should be invested in government bonds. m4 = amount of money [in dollars] that should be invested in precious metals. m5 = amount of money [in dollars] that should be invested in savings account. O.F: MAX [0.09]m1 + [0.055]m2 + [0.041]m3 + [0.122]m4 + [0.03]m5 [Return in dollars] S.T: m1 + m2 + m3 + m4 + m5 = 1,000,000 (total investment) 7m1 + 5m2 + 3m3 + 9m4 + m5 = 100,000 (min investment in equities and securities) m1, m2, m3 = 0 (non-negativity) ____________________________________________________________ _______ The Financial Investment Portfolio analysis was optimized using Management Scientist software. The software analysis results are attached in the appendix. RESULTS: As can be seen from the results of the LP model, the maximum return on investment that Bob and Pina can get is 6.5% after a year. This means if they invest one million dollar in the given portfolio with the given constraints, than they would earn $65328.71 on the investment. RECOMMENDATIONS: To get the above return and still be reasonably

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