Which of the following is not a true statement?
a) to be useful, investment objectives must be specific and measurable.
b) a long-term investment objective involves a time period of five years or more.
c) no one is going to make you save the money you need to start an investment program.
d) because investment objectives deal with the future, it is useless to plan more than five years in the future.
e) investment goals must be tailored to the particular financial needs of the individual.

Suppose jamal purchases a pair of running shoes online for $60. if his state has a sales tax on clothing of 6 percent, how much is he required to pay in state sales tax?

There are three factors that can affect the shape of the treasury yield curve (r* t , ip t , and mrp t ) and five factors that can affect the shape of the corporate yield curve (r* t , ip t , mrp t , drp t , and lp t ). the yield curve reflects the aggregation of the impacts from these factors. suppose the real risk-free rate and inflation rate are expected to remain at their current levels throughout the foreseeable future. consider all factors that affect the yield curve. then identify which of the following shapes that the us treasury yield curve can take. check all that apply.a. downward-sloping yield curveb. upward-sloping yield curvec. inverted yield curve

Your sister is thinking about starting a new business. the company would require $375,000 of assets, and it would be financed entirely with common stock. she will go forward only if she thinks the firm can provide a 13.5% return on the invested capital, which means that the firm must have an roe of 13.5%. how much net income must be expected to warrant starting the business? a. $41,234b. $43,405c. $45,689d. $48,094e. $50,625