The client wants to save money for her wedding and a down-payment on a small house in two years. In order to achieve her goal, investing GICs is the safest way. GIC is a very safe investment since the principal and interest rate are guaranteed and it has a higher interest than a saving account. This insures the safety of the client’s money invested and gives her a relative high interest at maturity. In addition, since the client wants to get married with her boyfriend in two years, investing 50%…
When it comes to your business, it’s all well and good to have a business name, market research and a business plan, but, what your business needs is some funding to get it going. Where are you going to get this funding? Business funding can come from an array of sources such as: Friends and Family Investors Business Loan Crowdsourcing Which one of these options is best for you? Read on to learn more about each one and how they can help you get your business doors open and stay afloat. Back to…
Retirement Plan Dr. Michael Walden’s Retirement Savings Procedure: Step 1: I am 21 years old and I plan of retiring at the age of 65. I believe I will be alive for 32 years in my retirement. Step 2: With the way things are looking I estimate that I will need $44,000 a year in retirement income. I plan on investing in retirement so I am going to use a 7% interest rate. Step 3: I am not going to include Social Security in my analysis because by the time I will retire I do not believe that…
Mutual funds collect funds from small investors or unit-holders. The funds so collected are invested in buying shares of companies. Thus, MFs; provide funds to companies for business purposes. (b) They act as indicators between investors and companies. By buying shares in mutual funds, the individual investor becomes part of our institution and so can stand on even terms. (c) Mutual funds are organized, operated and managed by companies that do the practical administrative things that…
Brand Promise Evaluation Koele Godfrey Investment Group has a clear selling point in their main tagline, “financial guidance and strategies for life.” This encompasses the purpose of the company, financial guidance, while making the connection that this relationship will be long lasting. KGIG is adamant about protecting what each client has built and will be sure to act in their best interest. They have an attorney on site, giving them an advantage over other investment firms both locally and…
My symbol A symbol is defined as a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process. A symbol that is important to me is money. “I love money. I love everything about it. I bought some pretty good stuff. Got me a $300 pair of socks. Got a fur sink. An electric dog polisher. A gasoline powered turtleneck sweater. And, of course, I bought some dumb stuff, too.” -Steve Martin. Money represents happiness, security, and power to me. Money brings me happiness…
valued customers. It has been ranked as AAA/ A1+ by PACRA, and won an award for the Best Bank in Pakistan by “The Asset Triple A” organization . Some of the product offerings SCB provides its customer in the debt instruments are Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs), treasury bills, and Ijarah Sukuks. • PIBS: these are long term instruments that have semi-annual coupon payments, and have maturity dates of up to 10 years, and their auction schedules are quarterly announced by SBP. • Treasury Bills:…
1. What are municipal bonds? Describe two different types of municipal bonds. The two most common types of municipal bonds are the following: General obligation bonds are issued by states, cities or counties and not secured by any assets. Instead, general obligation are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the issuer, which has the power to tax residents to pay bondholders. 2. What is asset allocation? Why is this used? This is a technique used to spread your investment dollars across…
No need for Carson to issue bonds. Carson will need to take into consideration the market change as the Fed’s monetary policy can cause higher interest rates. When the interest rates is higher, the economic growth will be reduced and that could make Carson’s products demand to be adversely…
The year 2008 was hallmarked by a main financial-crisis particularly in United States. The recession witnessed therefrom was the highest since the 2nd world war. This had consequential effect since this financial crisis in U.S spread to other countries which led to detrimental impact to other countries economic system. A detailed analysis showcase that the financial crisis actually commenced in the year 2006, particularly, when the subprime-market for mortgage in United States commenced to…