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Understanding Investmen, an Introduction
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INVESTMENTS:INVESTMENTS:Analysis and ManagementAnalysis and Management
Third Canadian EditionThird Canadian Edition
W. Sean ClearyCharles P. Jones
Prepared by Khalil Torabzadeh
University of Lethbridge
Chapter 1Chapter 1
Understanding Understanding InvestmentsInvestments
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Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
• Define investment and discuss what it means to study investments.
• Explain why risk and return are the two critical components of all investing decisions.
• Outline the two-step investment decision process.
• Discuss key factors that affect the investment decision process.
Investments DefinedInvestments Defined
• Investments is the study of the process of committing funds to one or more assets. Emphasis is on holding marketable securities. Concepts apply to financial assets and real
assets within domestic as well as international markets.
Cleary Jones/Investments: Analysis and Management, 3rd Canadian Edition, Chapter 1
Investment ObjectivesInvestment Objectives
• Primary Objectives Safety of principal Income Growth of capital
• Secondary Objectives Liquidity Tax minimization
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Investment ConstraintsInvestment Constraints
• Possible constraints for investors include: Legal Moral/ethical Emotional – including investment knowledge and
risk tolerance Basic minimum income to be provided by the
portfolio Realism – an understanding that some objectives
are unrealistic (e.g., high returns with low risk) Other (e.g., illness, pending divorce, etc.)
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Primary and Secondary ObjectivesPrimary and Secondary Objectives
• Objectives and constraints must be related to the three primary investment objectives of safety, income, and growth, and to the secondary objectives of liquidity and tax minimization. The importance of safety relates to: risk, market
timing, inflation, return, and emotion The importance of income relates to: taxation, return,
risk, inflation, and basic minimum income The importance of growth relates to: taxation, risk,
return, market timing, and emotional considerations
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Why Study Investments?Why Study Investments?
• Most individuals make investment decisions sometime Individuals need sound framework for
managing and increasing wealth
• Essential part of a career in the field Security analyst, portfolio manager, investment
advisor, financial planner, Chartered Financial Analyst
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• Underlying investment decisions: the tradeoff between expected return and risk
• Return: expected return is not usually the same as realized return
• Risk: the possibility that the realized return will be different than the expected return
Investment DecisionsInvestment Decisions
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• Any level of expected return and risk can be attained
• The expected return (ER) must be large enough to compensate for taking additional risk
ER
Risk-free Rate
Bonds
Stocks
The Tradeoff Between ER and RiskThe Tradeoff Between ER and Risk
Risk
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““Typical” ChartTypical” Chart
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• Two-step process: Security analysis
• Necessary to understand security characteristics and applied to these securities to estimate their price or value
Portfolio management• Selected securities viewed as a single unit• How and when should it be revised?• How should portfolio performance be measured?
The Investment Decision ProcessThe Investment Decision Process
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• Uncertainty in ex post returns dominates decision process Future unknown and must be estimated
• Foreign financial assets – opportunity to enhance return and/or reduce risk
• Investors must now cope with a changed investing environment
• Internet changes investments environment
• Institutional investors are important• How efficient are financial markets in processing
new information?
Factors Affecting the ProcessFactors Affecting the Process
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Main issues:• The accountability of the Board of Directors and
Management
• A re-examination of accounting and auditing practices
• Management compensation arrangements such as executive stock option plans
• Disclosure requirements
• The effectiveness of existing regulatory bodies
Corporate GovernanceCorporate Governance
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• Individuals who are interested in the investment area should consider seeking a CFA ® designation
• The CFA institute administers the Chartered Financial Analyst ® curriculum and examination program
Level I emphasizes tools and inputs Level II emphasizes asset valuation Level III emphasizes portfolio management• For more information: www.cfainstitute.org
Appendix 1A: The Chartered Financial Appendix 1A: The Chartered Financial AnalystAnalyst®® (CFA (CFA®®)) Program Program
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• Canadian Securities Institute (CSI) The CSI offers the Canadian Securities Course (CSC),
which is a mandatory requirement for individuals who wish to become licensed to sell financial securities in Canada and to register to sell mutual funds
Appendix 1B:Appendix 1B:The Canadian Securities Institute (CSI)The Canadian Securities Institute (CSI)
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