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Chapter 15 Flashcards

1
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Mutual Fund

A

An investment that raises from investors, pools of money, and invests in stocks, bonds, and other investments.

Each Investor owns a share of the fund proportionate to his/her investment

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Advantages of Mutual Funds

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Professional Management
Minimal Transaction Costs
Liquidity
Flexibility
Service
Avoidance of bad Brokers
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Disadvantages of Mutual Funds

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Lower than market performance
Costs
Risks
You cant diversity away a market crash
Taxes
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Net Asset Value

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The dollar value of a share in a mutual fund

(Total market value of all securities - Liabilities)/ Total shares outstanding

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Open End Investment Company

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A mutual fund that has the ability to issue as many shares as investors want.

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Closed End Investment Company

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A mutual Fund that cant issue new shares. Funds raise money only once u issuing a fixed number of shares and thereafter the shares can be traded in between investors.

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Unit Investment Trust

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Fixed pool of securities, generally municipal bonds, in which each share represents a proportionate ownership interest in that pool.

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Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

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An investment vehicle that specializes in real estate investments, such as shopping centers or rental property

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Hedge Fund

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A private investment fund that is largely unregulated and very risky. Charged high fees and only allows for very wealthy investors.

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Load

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Sales commission charged on a mutual fund

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Load Fund

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Fund that charges a Load

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No Load Fund

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Fund that does not charge a Load

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Class A Shares

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Front end Load– Fee charged when funds are purchased

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Class B Shares

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Back end load–A commission that only is charged when the investor liquidates his or her holdings

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Class C Shares

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Investor is charged a Front and Back end Load

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Expense Ratio

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ratio of a mutual funds expenses to its total assets

Want this to be low

17
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Turnover Rate

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Measure of the level of the funds trading activity, indicating what percentage of the funds investments are turned over during the year

A higher rate will indicate more expenses

18
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12b-1 Fee

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Annual Fee, Generally .23-1% of funds assets, charged by the mutual fund for marketing costs

19
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Total Return

A

(Dividends Distributed+Capital Gains Distributed+ending NAV-Beginning NAV) / (Beginning NAV)

or
(Number of Ending shares X ending price)-(Number of beginning shares X Beginning Price)/ (Number of Beginning shares X Beginning Price)

20
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Money market mutual Fund

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Invests in Treasury Bills, CDs, and other short term investments(less than 30 days)
No load, constant $1 NAV

Tax exempt, Governmental Securities

21
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Stock Funds

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Mutual Funds that Invest Primarily in Common Stock

22
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Aggressive Growth Fund

A

Tries to maximize capital appreciation, ignores actual income. Potential for big gains but also big loss

23
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Small Company Growth Fund

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limit investments to small companys

24
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Growth Funds

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Similar to aggressive growth but focuses on strong firms that pay dividends

25
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Growth-and-Income Funds

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Invests in a portfolio that provides the investor with a steady stream of income in addition to possibility of increasing value

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Sector funds

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specialized mutual fund that invests at least 65% of its assets in securities of a specific industry

27
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Index Fund

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Invests into stock portfolios tracking market index,

Ex. S&P 500

28
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International fund

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concentrates investments in securities from other countries

29
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Balanced Mutual Fund

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Holds Common stock, Bonds, and sometimes preferred stock

Less volatile than mutual funds. Tries to balance objectives of long term growth, income and stability

30
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Asset Allocation Funds

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Invests in Stocks, Bonds, and Money mkt Securities.

Moves money between the three to outperform the market

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Life Cycle Fund

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Tries to tailor holdings to the investors individual characteristics, such as age and risk

32
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Target Retirement Fund

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Based on lifestyle of a retiree

33
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Exchange Traded Fund

A

Fund that trades on an exchange

34
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Services of Mutual Funds

A 
Automatic investment/ withdrawal
wiring of funds
Phone or internet switching
check writing
bookkeeping and help with taxes
35
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Buying a mutual fund

A

Make Goals
What does it take to meet objectives
Evaluate funds
Make the purchase

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