| Bonds provide investors with a steady source of regular income. | ||||||||
| Bonds make coupon payments in regular intervals of time and | ||||||||
| investors can get back the par/face value at which the bond was issued | ||||||||
| at maturity. | ||||||||
| Investing in bonds is considered to be less risky compared to investing in stocks. | ||||||||
| Popular companies are companies that have built up a reputation for being good | ||||||||
| companies. A good company is more likely to service its debt. | ||||||||
| Past performance is not a guarantee of future success. However, a company that has | ||||||||
| succeeded in the past has adopted good business strategies in the past and is more likely | ||||||||
| to continue adopting good business strategies. | ||||||||
| Purchasing bonds in popular companies is definitely a good strategy. | ||||||||
Apple leads the corporate bonds bonanza. Apple is also one of the most popular brands in...
Explain how, just like people, brands also have personalities. Select one of the following brands and discuss its personality: Tesla, Apple, Nike, Walmart, McDonalds. Now pick a direct competitor to your selection and compare its brand personality
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Suppose 10-year T-bonds have a yield of 5.30% and 10-year corporate bonds yield 6.65%. Also, corporate bonds have a 0.25% liquidity premium versus a zero liquidity premium for T-bonds, and the maturity risk premium on both Treasury and corporate 10-year bonds is 1.15%. What is the default risk premium on corporate bonds? Select one: a. 1.20% b. 1.34% c. 1.22% d. 0.86% e. 1.10%
You are considering purchasing a corporate bond as a graduation gift for one of your friends. You look online at FINRA’s website and see that the last bid price on Apple bonds was $955.14 and the last ask price on Apple bonds was $956.14 . The face value of the bond is $1,000 and the coupon payment is $80 per year. 3a. Explain the difference between the bid price and ask price. 3b. Using the bid price as the bond’s...
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One of the most common ways a company assesses the performance of one of its brands is by measuring its market share and comparing its market share to competitors. In many cases, it is common for someone to read a report for a brand's market share, reported as a %, but little or no context is given about how that market share % was actually calculated. It turns out the decisions that go into the market share calculation can have...
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Can I have some comments about this post please? The two of my favorer brands on that list are Apple and Amazon. What’s comes to the mind about Apple are revolutionary and innovative products like the iPod digital music player, iPhone, Apple TV, iPad, Apple watch, iMac computers. The brand that translates to users the whole image of creativity, innovation, design and originality, has become one of the best in the world for decades, led by a genius who has...