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Prepare effectively for your Fundamentals of Investing, 13th Edition course with this comprehensive study resource by Scott B. Smart, Lawrence J. Gitman, and Michael D. Joehnk. Pearson lists the 13th Edition as published January 21, 2016, with © 2017 Pearson Education, and describes it as an undergraduate investments text focused on the concepts and tools needed to make informed investment decisions. The 13th Edition covers the investment environment, securities markets, investment information, return and risk, portfolio theory, common stocks, fixed-income securities, mutual funds, portfolio management, options, and futures. KEY TOPICS COVERED The Investment Environment: Investment characteristics, investment types, the investment process, investment planning, personal taxes, life-cycle investing, and short-term investments. Securities Markets & Transactions: Securities markets, market participants, trading mechanisms, investment transactions, and the role of financial markets. Investment Information: Sources of investment information, financial publications, security quotations, market data, and evaluating investment information. Return & Risk: Components of return, historical returns, holding-period return, internal rate of return, growth rates, sources of investment risk, and risk assessment. Time Value of Money: Simple and compound interest, future value, present value, annuities, mixed cash flows, financial calculators, and spreadsheet applications. Modern Portfolio Concepts: Portfolio diversification, expected return, portfolio risk, correlation, systematic and unsystematic risk, and portfolio construction. Common Stocks: Stock characteristics, common-stock markets, stock ownership, investment considerations, and stock transactions. Analyzing Common Stocks: Fundamental analysis, economic and industry analysis, company analysis, financial ratios, and evaluating stock performance. Stock Valuation: Dividend valuation, growth models, price-earnings relationships, valuation techniques, and estimating intrinsic value. Market Efficiency & Behavioral Finance: Efficient-market concepts, market anomalies, investor behavior, psychological biases, and behavioral-finance principles. Fixed-Income Securities: Bonds and other fixed-income investments, bond characteristics, risks, yields, and investment strategies. Bond Valuation: Bond pricing, present-value concepts, interest-rate effects, yield calculations, and bond investment decisions. Mutual Funds & ETFs: Fund types, investor services, fund selection, performance measurement, exchange-traded funds, and investment uses. Portfolio Management: Asset allocation, investment objectives, portfolio policies, performance evaluation, diversification, and portfolio monitoring. Options & Futures: Put and call options, options strategies, futures markets, derivative securities, and risk-management applications. WHY THIS STUDY RESOURCE IS USEFUL Comprehensive 13th Edition investing review Practice questions with correct answers Detailed explanations and rationales Investment risk and return practice Portfolio-management concepts Stock and bond valuation Mutual funds and ETF review Options and futures preparation Time-value-of-money calculations Useful for undergraduate investment courses, quizzes, midterms, and finals Pearson's official contents confirm that the 13th Edition is organized into 15 core chapters plus three web chapters, covering preferred stocks, tax-advantaged investments, and real estate/tangible investments

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Fundamentals of Investing, 13e (Smart)
Chapter 2 Securities Markets and Transactions

2.1 Learning Goal 1

1) Stocks, bonds and mutual fund shares are bought and sold in the capital market.
Answer: TRUE
Learning Outcome: F-01 Describe the different financial markets and the role of the financial
managers
AACSB: 8 Application of knowledge (Able to translate knowledge of business and management
into practice)
Question Status: Previous Edition
Learning Goal: Learning Goal 1

2) Capital markets deal exclusively in stock. Money markets deal exclusively in debt
instruments.
Answer: FALSE
Learning Outcome: F-01 Describe the different financial markets and the role of the financial
managers
AACSB: 8 Application of knowledge (Able to translate knowledge of business and management
into practice)
Question Status: Previous Edition
Learning Goal: Learning Goal 1

3) Primary markets deal in the stocks of larger, well-known companies; secondary markets deal
in the stocks of smaller, less well-known companies.
Answer: FALSE
Learning Outcome: F-01 Describe the different financial markets and the role of the financial
managers
AACSB: 8 Application of knowledge (Able to translate knowledge of business and management
into practice)
Question Status: Previous Edition
Learning Goal: Learning Goal 1

4) Short-term securities are bought and sold in the
A) capital market.
B) primary market.
C) money market.
D) stock market.
Answer: C
Learning Outcome: F-01 Describe the different financial markets and the role of the financial
managers
AACSB: 8 Application of knowledge (Able to translate knowledge of business and management
into practice)
Question Status: Previous Edition
Learning Goal: Learning Goal 1


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5) The governmental agency that oversees the capital markets is the
A) Federal Trade Commission.
B) Federal Reserve.
C) Securities and Exchange Commission.
D) Fair Trade and Banking Agency.
Answer: C
Learning Outcome: F-01 Describe the different financial markets and the role of the financial
managers
AACSB: 8 Application of knowledge (Able to translate knowledge of business and management
into practice)
Question Status: Previous Edition
Learning Goal: Learning Goal 1

6) Stocks purchased in the secondary market are purchased
A) directly from the issuing corporation.
B) from other investors.
C) from small, little-known brokerages.
D) indirectly through financial institutions.
Answer: B
Learning Outcome: F-01 Describe the different financial markets and the role of the financial
managers
AACSB: 8 Application of knowledge (Able to translate knowledge of business and management
into practice)
Question Status: Previous Edition
Learning Goal: Learning Goal 1

7) Stocks and bonds are traded in
A) securities and exchange commissions.
B) money markets.
C) federal trade commissions.
D) capital markets.
Answer: D
Learning Outcome: F-01 Describe the different financial markets and the role of the financial
managers
AACSB: 8 Application of knowledge (Able to translate knowledge of business and management
into practice)
Question Status: Previous Edition
Learning Goal: Learning Goal 1




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8) The primary market tends to be more active when
A) the economy is slowing and stock prices are falling.
B) the economy is expanding and stock prices are rising.
C) interest rates are rising.
D) early in the calendar year.
Answer: B
Learning Outcome: F-01 Describe the different financial markets and the role of the financial
managers
AACSB: 8 Application of knowledge (Able to translate knowledge of business and management
into practice)
Question Status: New Question
Learning Goal: Learning Goal 1

2.2 Learning Goal 2

1) Underwriters are responsible for promoting and facilitating the sale of securities.
Answer: TRUE
Learning Outcome: F-01 Describe the different financial markets and the role of the financial
managers
AACSB: 8 Application of knowledge (Able to translate knowledge of business and management
into practice)
Question Status: Previous Edition
Learning Goal: Learning Goal 2

2) The preliminary version of a prospectus is called a red herring.
Answer: TRUE
Learning Outcome: F-01 Describe the different financial markets and the role of the financial
managers
AACSB: 8 Application of knowledge (Able to translate knowledge of business and management
into practice)
Question Status: Previous Edition
Learning Goal: Learning Goal 2

3) The purpose of the "quiet period" a company must observe from the time it files a
registration statement with the SEC until after an IPO is complete is to assure that all investors
receive the same information.
Answer: TRUE
Learning Outcome: F-01 Describe the different financial markets and the role of the financial
managers
AACSB: 8 Application of knowledge (Able to translate knowledge of business and management
into practice)
Question Status: New Question
Learning Goal: Learning Goal 2




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4) IPOs are typically underpriced so that the price rises during the first few days of trading.
Answer: TRUE
Learning Outcome: F-01 Describe the different financial markets and the role of the financial
managers
AACSB: 8 Application of knowledge (Able to translate knowledge of business and management
into practice)
Question Status: Previous Edition
Learning Goal: Learning Goal 2

5) IPOs are relatively safe investments.
Answer: FALSE
Learning Outcome: F-01 Describe the different financial markets and the role of the financial
managers
AACSB: 8 Application of knowledge (Able to translate knowledge of business and management
into practice)
Question Status: Previous Edition
Learning Goal: Learning Goal 2

6) The price of stock sold in an IPO is set by bids submitted in the month before trading begins.
Answer: FALSE
Learning Outcome: F-01 Describe the different financial markets and the role of the financial
managers
AACSB: 8 Application of knowledge (Able to translate knowledge of business and management
into practice)
Question Status: New Question
Learning Goal: Learning Goal 2

7) Which one of the following statements concerning the primary market is correct?
A) A transaction in the primary market is between two private stockholders.
B) The first public sale of a company's stock in the primary market is called a seasoned new
issue.
C) The first public sale of a company's stock is called an IPO.
D) A rights offering is a direct sale of stock to an institution that participates in the primary
market.
Answer: C
Learning Outcome: F-01 Describe the different financial markets and the role of the financial
managers
AACSB: 8 Application of knowledge (Able to translate knowledge of business and management
into practice)
Question Status: Previous Edition
Learning Goal: Learning Goal 2




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