A friend of yours tells you about the company that she is starting. She is very excited about the business and wants to know if you are interested in making an investment in the friends and family round. Assuming you can allocate a small amount of your portfolio to a high risk investment, what three key questions would you need answered before writing her a check to make an investment in the firm?

Which of the following is an effective strategy when interest rates are falling? a. use long-term loans to take advantage of current low rates. b. use short-term loans to take advantage of lower rates when you refinance a loan. c. deposit to a short-term savings instrumentals to take advantage of higher interest rates when they mature. d.select short-term savings instruments to lock in earnings at a current high rates.

What do you recommend adam do to increase production in a business setting that does not seem to value high productivity?

Storico co. just paid a dividend of $3.15 per share. the company will increase its dividend by 20 percent next year and then reduce its dividend growth rate by 5 percentage points per year until it reaches the industry average of 5 percent dividend growth, after which the company will keep a constant growth rate forever. if the required return on the company’s stock is 12 percent, what will a share of stock sell for today?