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CHAPTER2
THEASSETALLOCATIONDECISION
TRUE/FALSEQUESTIONS
(t)1Expertssuggestlifeinsurancecoverageshouldbeseventotentimesanindividual'sannualsalary.
(f)2Termlifeinsuranceprovidesbothadeathbenefitandasavingsplan.
(f)3Mostexpertsrecommendacashreserveofatleastoneyear'sworthoflivingexpenses.
(f)4Thespendingphaseoccurswheninvestorsarerelativelyyoung.
(t)5Thegiftingphaseissimilarto,andmaybeconcurrentwith,thespendingphase.
(t)6Long-term,high-prioritygoalsincludesomeformoffinancialindependence.
(f)7Itisnotagoodideatogettoospecificwhenconstructingyourpolicystatement.
(t)8Assetallocationistheprocessofdividingfundsintodifferentclassesofassets.
(f)9Thetypicalinvestor'sgoalsrarelychangeduringhis/herlifetime.
(f)10Individualsecurityselectionisfarmoreimportantthantheassetallocationdecision.
(f)11Returnistheonlyimportantconsiderationwhenestablishinginvestmentobjectives.
(f)12Inconstructingtheportfolio,themanagershouldmaximizetheinvestor'srisklevel.
(f)13Risktoleranceisexclusivelyafunctionofanindividual’spsychologicalmakeup.
(f)14Anappropriateinvestmentobjectiveforatypical25-year-oldinvestorisalow-riskstrategy,suchascapitalpreservationorcurrentincome.
(t)15Investmentplanningiscomplicatedbythetaxcode.
(t)16Averagetaxrateisdefinedastotaltaxpaymentdividedbytotalincome.
(f)17TheregularIRA,whencomparedtotheRothIRA,willconsistentlygivenaninvestormoreaftertaxdollarsattheendofanassumed20-yeartimehorizon.
(f)18Theportfoliomixesofinstitutionalinvestorsaroundtheworldareapproximatelythesame.
MULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS
(e)1Thecurrentoutlayofmoneytoguardagainstapotentiallylargefuturelossiscommonlyknownas
a)Assetmanagement.
b)Portfoliomanagement.
c)Minimizingrisk.
d)Losscontrol.
e)Insurance.
(d)2__________insuranceprovidesdeathbenefitsonly.
a)Term
b)Variablerate
c)Extendibleindemnity
d)Fullterm
e)Life
(a)3____________phraseisthestagewheninvestorsintheirearly-to-middleearningyearsattempttoaccumulateassetstosatisfynear-termneeds,e.g.,children'seducationordownpaymentonahome.
a)Accumulation
b)Spending
c)Gifting
d)Consolidation
e)Divestiture
(a)4Whichofthefollowingisnotalifecyclephase?
a)Discoveryphase
b)Accumulationphase
c)Consolidationphase
d)Spendingphase
e)Giftingphase
(e)5Whichofthefollowingisnotastepintheportfoliomanagementprocess?
a)Developapolicystatement.
b)Studycurrentfinancialandeconomicconditions.
c)Constructtheportfolio.
d)Monitorinvestor'sneedsandmarketconditions.
e)Sellallassetsandreinvestmentproceedsatleastonceayear.
(b)6Thefirststepintheinvestmentprocessisthedevelopmentofa(n)
a)Objectivestatement.
b)Policystatement.
c)Financialstatement.
d)Statementofcashneeds.
e)Statementofcashflows.
(e)7Whichofthefollowingisnotconsideredtobeaninvestmentobjective?
a)Capitalpreservation
b)Capitalappreciation
c)Currentincome
d)Totalreturn
e)Noneoftheabove(thatis,allareconsideredinvestmentobjectives)
(d)8mustbestatedintermsofexpectedreturnsandrisk.Aninvestor'stoleranceforriskmustbeestablishedbeforereturnsobjectivescanbestated.
a)Investmentrequirements
b)Portfoliogoals
c)Investmentrewards
d)Investmentobjectives
e)Portfolioobjectives
(b)9_______________isanappropriateobjectiveforinvestorswhowanttheirportfoliotogrowinrealterms,i.e.,exceedtherateofinflation.
a)Capitalpreservation
b)Capitalappreciation
c)Portfoliogrowth
d)Valueadditivity
e)Nominalpreservation
(a)10___________refer(s)totheabilitytoconvertassetstocashquicklyandatafairmarketpriceandoftenincrease(s)asoneapproachesthelaterstagesoftheinvestmentlifecycle.
a)Liquidityneeds
b)Timehorizons
c)Liquidationvalues
d)Liquidationessentials
e)Capitalliquidations
(b)11Thepolicystatementmayincludea__________againstwhichaportfolio'sorportfoliomanager'sperformancecanbemeasured.
a)Milestone
b)Benchmark
c)Landmark
d)Referencepoint
e)Marketpair
(e)12Assetallocationis
a)Theprocessofdividingfundsintoassetclasses.
b)Concernedwithreturnsvariability.
c)Concernedwiththeriskassociatedwithdifferentassets.
d)Concernedwiththerelationshipamonginvestments’returns.
e)Alloftheabove.
(e)13Theassetallocationdecisionmustinvolveaconsiderationof
a)Culturaldifferences.
b)Theobjectivesstatedintheinvestor'spolicystatement.
c)Thetypesofassetsthatareappropriatefortheinvestor.
d)Theriskassociatedwithdifferentinvestments.
e)Alloftheabove.
(d)14Reinvestmentriskisthe
a)Riskthataninvestmentwillnotbemarketable.
b)Riskthataninvestmentwillalteryourtaxstatus.
c)Riskthatyourinvestmentwillfaceregulatoryconstraints.
d)Riskthatinvestmentreturnswillnotbeabletobereinvestedatadesirablerate.
e)Riskthataninvestmentcannotbesoldforcashatafairprice.
(d)15Oncetheportfolioisconstructed,itmustbecontinuously
a)Rebalanced.
b)Recycled
c)Reinvested
d)Monitored.
e)Manipulated.
(a)16Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?
a)Unrealizedcapitalgainsaretaxable.
b)Realizedcapitalgainsaretaxable.
c)Tax-exemptinvestmentsareattractivetoindividualswithhightaxliabilities.
d)Returnscomparisonsshouldbemadeonanequivalenttaxbasis.
e)Taxexemptinvestorsprefertaxexemptinvestments.
(a)17____________gainsaretaxableandoccurwhenanassetissoldformorethanitsbasis(thevalueoftheassetwhenitwaspurchasedbytheoriginalowner,orinheritedbytheheirsoftheoriginalowner).
a)Realizedcapital
b)Income
c)Portfolio
d)Nominal
e)Real
(d)18Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
a)Exceptfortax-exemptinvestorsandtax-deferredaccounts,annualtaxpaymentsincreaseinvestmentreturns.
b)Theonlywaytomaintainpurchasingpowerovertimeistoinvestinbonds.
c)Afteradjustingfortaxes,long-termbondsconsistentlyoutperformstocks.
d)Anassetallocationdecisionforataxableportfoliothatdoesnotincludeasubstantialcommitmenttocommonstocksmaymakeitdifficultfortheportfoliotomaintainrealvalueovertime.
e)Noneoftheabove
(d)19Importantreasonsforconstructingapolicystatementinclude:
a)Helpsinvestorsdecideonrealisticinvestmentgoals
b)Createastandardbywhichtojudgetheperformanceoftheportfoliomanager
c)Developaninstrumenttojudgerisk
d)Choicesaandb
e)Alloftheabove
(a)20Inaninvestmentpolicystatementtheobjectivesofaninvestorareexpressedin
termsof
a)riskandreturn
b)risk
c)return
d)timehorizon
e)liquidityneeds
(e)21Researchhasshownthattheassetallocationdecisionexplains%ofthevariation
infundreturnsacrossallfunds,and%ofthevariationinreturnsforaparticular
fundover
a)90and100.
b)100and40.
c)90and40.
d)40and100.
e)40and90.
MULTIPLECHOICEPROBLEMS
(a)1Whatisthemarginaltaxrateforasingleindividualifhis/hertaxableincomeis$30,000,$70,000,or$125,000?
a)28%,31%,36%
b)28%,28%,31%
c)15%,28%,31%
d)15%,28%,28%
e)15%,31%,31%
(c)2Whatisthetaxbillforacouple,filingjointly,iftheirtaxableincomeis$50,000?
Whatisthecouple’saveragetaxrateforthislevelofincome?
a)$8,644,28.00%
b)$6,180,17.29%
c)$8,124,16.25%
d)$2,464,17.29%
e)$8,644,15.00%
(d)3Whatwouldtheequivalenttaxableyieldbeonaninvestmentthatoffersa6percenttaxexemptyield?
Assumeamarginaltaxrateof28%.
a)0.125%
b)7.20%
c)6.48%
d)8.33%
e)32.14%
(c)4Whatwouldtheafter-taxyieldbeonaninvestmentthatoffersa6percentfullytaxableyield?
Assumeamarginaltaxrateof31%.
a)2.79%
b)6.48%
c)4.14%
d)7.20%
e)12.50%
(a)5Thefuturevalueof$25,000investedtoday,attheendof20yearsassumingan
interestrateof11.5%peryear,withsemiannualcompounding,is
a)$233,976
b)$220,515
c)$250,515
d)$500,673
e)$213,321
(b)6Assumethatyouinvest$1000attheendofeachquarterforthenext15yearsina
mutualfund.Theannualrateofinterestthatyouexpecttoearninthethisaccount
is8.75%.Theamountintheaccountattheendof15years
a)$28,790
b)$121,749
c)$60,000
d)$315,000
e)$115,637
(d)7Assumingtheinvestor'smarginaltaxrateis28percentandheisconsidering
investinginamunicipalbondyielding7percent.Whatistheequivalenttaxable
yield?
a)5.04%
b)5.47%
c)8.96%
d)9.72%
e)9.80%
(d)8Whatisthemarginaltaxrateforasingleindividualwithtaxableincomeof
$30,000?
Whatishistaxbill?
a)15%,$4057.50
b)15%,$5,350.00
c)28%,$5,195.50
d)28%,$4883.50
e)28%,$9,047.50
(d)9Whatisthemarginaltaxrateforacouple,filingjointlywithataxableincomeof
$150,000?
Whatisthetaxbill?
a)15%,$16,780
b)28%,$26,464
c)36%,$42,446
d)31%,$36,124
e)31%,$38,644
(b)10Someoneinthe15percenttaxbracketcanearn8percentonhisinvestmentsina
tax-exemptIRAaccount.Whatwillbethevalueofa$10,000investmentafter5
years(assumingannualcompounding)?
a)$6,805
b)$14,693
c)$15,528
d)$20,114
e)$