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PROF. DAVID SCHREINDORFER FIN 421 - SPRING 2016 Assignment 3 Due: Wednesday, 02.03.16 (11:59PM) In this assignment you will apply mean variance analysis for an asset allocation decision using real data. Mean Variance Analysis in Practice Assume you are a portfolio manager for a large pension fund and in charge of allocating funds across major asset classes. Specifically, today is 12/31/2014 and you are assembling a portfolio for January of 2015. Your investment universe consists of T-bonds ...

Practice Final Exam FIN 421 Spring 2016 Name: Student ID: Section: 10951 (T/Th) 10950 (T only) Part I / 40 Part II / 20 Part III / 40 Total / 100 • You have 110 minutes to complete this exam. • Only calculator and pen are allowed. A formula sheet is provided on the last pages. • You are to answer these questions without consulting anyone. • Show your work wherever necessary. • Manage your time wisely. Shorter answers are often better. Part I. Multiple Choice Questi...

Midterm Exam FIN 421 Fall 2020 Name: Student ID: Section: 70853 (T/TH 1:30pm) 85577 (T/TH 3pm) Part I / 60 Part II / 40 Total / 100 • You have 80 minutes to complete this exam: 60 minutes for answering questions and 20 minutes for uploading solutions. • You are allowed to use a calculator. A formula sheet is provided on the last page. • You are to answer these questions without consulting anyone or anything besides the formula sheet, your calculator, and your own knowledg...

Practice Final Exam FIN 421 Spring 2019 Name: Student ID: Section: Please circle the appropriate section. 10726 (T 6pm) 10727 (T/Th 3pm) 19834 (T/Th 12pm) Part I / 40 Part II / 20 Part III / 40 Total / 100 • You have 110 minutes to complete this exam. • Only calculator and pen are allowed. A formula sheet is provided on the last pages. • You are to answer these questions without consulting anyone. • Show your work wherever necessary. • Manage your time wisely. Short...

Lecture 1: Financial Markets FIN 421 – Fall 2020 Professor Michael Barnett Outline 1 The finance industry 2 Types and characteristics of financial assets 3 Trading basics The Financial System Basic Functions of the Financial System Financial assets contribute indirectly to the productive capacity of the economy by providing: • Efficient allocation of funds. • Consumption timing (saving for retirement, college borrowing, buying a house) • ’Good ideas’ are able to attr...

Practice Midterm Exam FIN 421 Spring 2016 Name: Student ID: Section: 10893 (Th 6pm) 10894 (T/Th 3pm) 25667 (T/Th noon) Part I / 60 Part II / 40 Total / 100 • You have 60 minutes to complete this exam. • Only calculator and pen are allowed. A formula sheet is provided on the last page. • You are to answer these questions without consulting anyone. • Show your work wherever necessary. • Manage your time wisely. Shorter answers are often better. Part I. Multiple Choice Q...

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