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INVESTMENTS 6th Edition Sharpe, Alexander, and Bailey. POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS PREPARED BY JOSEPH F. GRECO, Ph.D. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON. CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION. THE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT. What are securities?
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INVESTMENTS6th EditionSharpe, Alexander, and Bailey POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS PREPARED BY JOSEPH F. GRECO, Ph.D. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
THE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT • What are securities? • Definition:a legal representation of the right to received prospective future benefits under stated conditions.
THE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT • Calculating the RATE OF RETURN : r = (p1 - p0)/ p0 where r = the rate of return p0 = the beginning price p1 = the ending price
THE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT • Types of Securities: • Treasury bills • Long term bonds • Common stocks
THE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT • Risk, Return, and Diversification • The Fundamental Principle • combining securities in a portfolio • results in a lower level of risk • than a simple average of the risks of each.
THE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT • Security Markets: • Function: meeting place for buyers and sellers • Types of Markets based on Issuer: • Primary • Secondary
Financial Intermediaries Functions: issue financial claims against themselves Types: commercial banks savings and loans savings banks credit unions life insurance companies mutual funds pension funds THE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT
FIVE STEPS: Set investment policy Perform security analysis Construct a portfolio Revise the portfolio Evaluate performance THE INVESTMENT PROCESS
STEP 1: Investment Policy • Identify investor’s unique objective • Determine amount of investable wealth • State objectives in terms of risk and return • Identify potential investment categories
Step 2: Security Analysis • Using potential investment categories, find mispriced securities • Using fundamental analysis • intrinsic value should equal discounted present value • Compare current market price to true market value • Identify undervalued securities
Step 3: Construct a Portfolio • IDENTIFY SPECIFIC ASSETS AND PROPORTION OF WEALTH IN WHICH TO INVEST • ADDRESS ISSUES OF • SELECTIVITY • TIMING • DIVERSIFICATION
Step 4: Portfolio Revision • Periodically repeat Step 3 • Revise if necessary • increase/decrease existing securities • delete some securities • add new securities
Step 5: Portfolio Performance Evaluation • Involves periodic determination of portfolio performance with respect to risk and return • Requires appropriate measures of risk and return