The term generally used to describe the market in which prices fully reflect all available information is:The greater fool hypothesis.Random walk hypothesis.The size-effect hypothesis.Efficient markets hypothesis.
The net asset value (NAV) of a bond fund:Cannot be determined.Changes as interest rates change.Is determined by the average coupon rates of the bonds in the fund.Will not change as bonds in the fund are bought or sold.
For tax purposes, a capital gain is considered long term if the investment was held more than:1 day.1 month.1 year.10 years.
Credit cards:Are a cost effective way of financing investment purchases.Have interest payments that are not tax deductible.Typically have lower interest rates than home equity loans.Often have 3 month grace periods on new purchases.
The strength of economic growth in the United States is reported as changes in the:The Gross Domestic Product (GDP).The National Association of Securities Dealers Index (NASDAQ).The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).The Wealth Index of Investments and Inflation (WIII).
The P/E ratio:Is the same for all firms in a given industry.Does not change over time.Is typically higher for firms whose earnings are expected to grow rapidly.Is the same as the dividend yield.
The total stock market (S&P 500) return during the 1990s was:Predicted by most Wall Street analysts at the beginning of the decade.Lower than the historical averageThe highest of any decade in the 20th century.Approximately the same as the total return during the 1970s.
Of the following, the safest type of investment is:Under the mattress.An FDIC-insured CD.An international growth mutual fund.An Internet stock.