QUESTION A conservative investor would buy bonds that receive which of the following Standard & Poor’s rating? A) AA B) BBB C) B D) CCC E) C ANSWER Answer: A Explanation: A) Bond ratings measure the quality and safety of a bond. The AA rating is Standard & Poor’s second highest rating: high quality. […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION What do the Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s bond ratings provide an assessment of? A) book value B) risk C) dividends D) convertibility E) SEC compliance ANSWER Answer: B Explanation: B) Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s, the two principal rating services, issue bond ratings that reflect the issuer’s potential to default. A high […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION All bonds have a maturity date at which the issuer must pay them off. What type of bond has two pay-off dates? A) sinking-fund bond B) serial bond C) prerefunded bond D) callable bond E) convertible bond ANSWER Answer: D Explanation: D) Issuers of callable bonds may specify a date before the full […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Mutual funds offer the opportunity for greater diversity of investment, so they present very little risk to clients. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: FALSE Explanation: Mutual funds include a diverse array of stocks, bonds, and other securities; however, they may focus on a particular industry sector or investment […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following terms does NOT reflect a method to retire bonds? A) convertible bonds B) revenue bonds C) sinking-fund bonds D) callable bonds E) serial bonds ANSWER Answer: B Explanation: B) Convertible, sinking-fund, callable, and serial are all ways of paying off, or retiring, bonds. Revenue bonds are a type of […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION What is the term for an investment bank’s practice of buying new issues of corporate securities and selling them to the public? A) syndication B) underwriting C) initial public offering D) auctioning E) institutional investing ANSWER Answer: B Explanation: B) The activity of buying new issues of stocks or bonds from issuing corporations […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The Massive Steel Corporation issued bonds to finance upgrades to its aging plants. The upgrades are costly, and the bond issue is a substantial amount. To ensure its ability to pay the bonds on maturity, Massive Steel makes annual payments to a dedicated fund. What type of bonds did the company issue? A) convertible […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The yield of a particular security is determined by dividing the dividend or income by the security’s market price. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: TRUE Explanation: Yield is income from securities, calculated by dividing income or dividend by the market price. An investing-for-income strategy focuses on obtaining the […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following gives an investor a portion of ownership in the issuer of a security? A) U.S. Treasury bond B) bank certificate of deposit C) stock D) secured corporate bond E) municipal bond ANSWER Answer: C Explanation: C) Stocks represent shares of ownership in a company.
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Blue-chip stocks usually pay investors regular dividends. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: TRUE Explanation: Blue-chip stocks are issued by big, reputable companies and usually pay regular dividends. They can be common stock or preferred stock.
Date: September 3rd, 2020
