Financial Markets & Institutions pt 2

Choose three (3) types of securities from any of the fin" rel="nofollow">inancial markets covered in" rel="nofollow">in the textbook durin" rel="nofollow">ing Weeks 1 through 7. Pick securities you would enjoy researchin" rel="nofollow">ing for this assignment. Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in" rel="nofollow">in which you: 1. Analyze the role fin" rel="nofollow">inancial markets play in" rel="nofollow">in creatin" rel="nofollow">ing economic wealth in" rel="nofollow">in the U.S. 2. Provide a general overview of each of the three (3) securities you chose. Be sure to in" rel="nofollow">include such in" rel="nofollow">information as name, company it represents (if applicable), pricin" rel="nofollow">ing, and historical performance. 3. Assess the current risk return relationship of each of the three (3) securities. 4. Recommend one (1) strategy for maximizin" rel="nofollow">ing return for the current risk return relationship identified for each of the three (3) securities. 5. Suggest how the Federal Reserve and its monetary policy affect each of the three (3) securities today. 6. Determin" rel="nofollow">ine whether each of the three (3) securities is a good in" rel="nofollow">investment in" rel="nofollow">in the next twelve (12) months, five (5) years, and ten (10) years. Provide a rationale for each security with your determin" rel="nofollow">ination. 7. Use at least six (6) quality academic resources in" rel="nofollow">in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. Your assignment must follow these formattin" rel="nofollow">ing requirements: • Be typed, double spaced, usin" rel="nofollow">ing Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-in" rel="nofollow">inch margin" rel="nofollow">ins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional in" rel="nofollow">instructions. • Include a cover page contain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not in" rel="nofollow">included in" rel="nofollow">in the required page length. The specific course learnin" rel="nofollow">ing outcomes associated with this assignment are: • Describe the various types of fin" rel="nofollow">inancial markets and the types of transactions supported by each market in" rel="nofollow">in the U.S. and globally. • Explain" rel="nofollow">in the operation of the Federal Reserve and describe how monetary policy is used in" rel="nofollow">in the U.S. and other countries to manage the economy • Determin" rel="nofollow">ine the valuation of various types of securities. • Assess the risks in" rel="nofollow">in the various types of fin" rel="nofollow">inancial markets and develop strategies to manage the risks. • Use technology and in" rel="nofollow">information resources to research issues in" rel="nofollow">in fin" rel="nofollow">inancial markets and in" rel="nofollow">institutions. • Write clearly and concisely about fin" rel="nofollow">inancial markets and in" rel="nofollow">institutions usin" rel="nofollow">ing proper writin" rel="nofollow">ing mechanics. The followin" rel="nofollow">ing additional outcomes may apply dependin" rel="nofollow">ing upon the student’s choice of securities: • Develop strategies for the use of equity markets by in" rel="nofollow">investors and firms to meet stated fin" rel="nofollow">inancial objectives. Analyze the factors that affect in" rel="nofollow">interest rates and forecast in" rel="nofollow">interest rate changes.