Project Approach   Financial competition among teams and universities – Investment teams formed with minimum of 7 students and a maximum of 8 students – Each team capitalized with $4,000,000 equity for NYSE and Nadaq – Trading done in equities only; team operates a portfolio for entire program period; – Teams work cooperatively to conduct research, develop strategies and make buy/hold/sell decisions to build and […]

Read the following two articles about changing the way we pay our federal income taxes. Analyze the proposals in these articles. How do the ideas impact equity, efficiency, distribution, compliance and other factors involved with government revenue collection? Pros, Cons, etc. Please limit your answer to three to five exceptionally written and edited double-spaced pages.   Articles about Changing Federal Income Taxes:   1. Here’s […]

Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday, and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time. Library Research Assignment Locate a publicly traded U.S. company of your choice. Then, calculate the following ratios for the company for […]

Your manager at the consulting firm has asked for your help with training materials again. This time, he’s asked you to create a document about investing funds. Write a 350- to 700-word explanation of major principles of investing funds. Cite 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar resources to support your document. Format your document according to APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

  Due Week 8 and worth 240 points For this assignment, you will decide what type of budget to implement for a start-up company.   Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you: Summarize the type of manufacturing company you plan to start up and determine how you will design the value chain for your manufacturing company.     Describe the type […]

China is a manufacturing superpower. Assume that you are CFO of an automobile manufacturer looking to build a US$  800 million plant in China. You are discussing this project with your spouse, who is intelligent, but has no background in finance.   1. Your discussion should begin with a clear and logical step-by-step explanation of the theory behind the concept of “required return” on proposed capital investments. Explain how […]

You are writing a 2 pages financial journal (with attached finance table) to your clients discussing your current positions. You are updating your clients about the stock portfolio based on current financial market and economic conditions in recent weeks. You will be discussing your stock portfolio. You pick one stock in your portfolio. It should be a company you want to learn more about. It […]

1) What is the time value of money?  In your answer draw a time line and show how money is discounted back to the present value.   2) Give three examples of how the time value of money might take on importance in business decisions (hint: IRR/NPV models for capital budgeting is one).   3) Have you ever put money into a savings account or […]

FIN 550 ASSIGNMENT 2 Assignment 2: High-risk Investments For this assignment, use the Internet to research high-risk investment brokerage firms that have been indicted or convicted of ethical violations to provide insight and understanding of this market segment. Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you: 1. Explain why investors may be attracted to high-risk investments such as exchange-traded derivatives, global funds, […]

Each student may submit a Current Event paper on any topic that we cover in class. The paper must be submitted by the last class (5/10). The paper should be a minimum of 5 pages in length (excluding tables, charts, and graphs) and must be word-processed, with tables prepared in a spreadsheet software package and charts/graphs utilized where pertinent. The report will be graded on […]