Personal Finance (8th Edition) (What's New in Finance)
Personal Finance (8th Edition) (What's New in Finance)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134730363
Author: Arthur J. Keown
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 1PA
Summary Introduction

To discuss:

The evaluation of the listed investments.

Introduction:

Emergency savings fund is that fund that is made to cover the expenses of at least first 3 months that includes covering of the living expenses. The funds that will be taken in emergency savings funds should be highly liquid and should be converted into cash quickly.

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a.

  • Certificate of deposit certificates of deposit are the deposits that are purchased by large institutional investors and cannot be cashed before the maturity arises and have a term of 1 year and 5 years.
  • The chances of losses in investment in certificate of deposit are withdrawal of the investment before maturity period.
  • Certificate of deposit has a clause that prohibits users to withdraw cash before maturity, so it is not a highly liquid investment.

b.

  • Treasury bills are that short term investment that are issued by the central government and is a promissory note to raise the funds from the central banks.
  • Investing in treasury bills is a bit risky as the rates vary according to the fluctuation of interest rate.
  • Investment in Treasury bill is highly liquid.

c.

  • Investment in gold and silver coins is risky and provides high rate of truen most of the times.
  • Investment in gold and silver coins is less liquid as the right buyer is not found at the right time.
  • The price of such commodities such as gold and service fluctuates according to the demand in market.

d.

  • Energy stocks are the shares of the company that produces or mines sources of energy and is highly volatile and risky.
  • Energy stocks are liquids as they can be sold at any time on the market price that has been of that particular stock at the particular time.

e.

  • Money market mutual funds are those type of mutual funds that invest the money in the short term bills and commercial deposits.
  • The volatility of investment in money market mutual funds is very low as the money is invested in short term securities.
  • It is highly liquid asset.
Conclusion

The person should invest in the short term investments that are more liquid and less risky.

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