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Online | Final Exam: Chapters 15, 14, 2, and Lecture Review: All Chapters Friday, November 30th, to Thursday, December 6th Chapter 15: Stock Options Chapter 14: Futures Contracts Chapter 2: Buying and Selling Securities; Buying on Margin and Shorting Lecture: Miscellaneous Topics in Investing; Alternative Investments Review: All chapters Review: Calculations (Please see Pre-final Valuation Problems Document) Pre-Final Valuation Problems - Answer Key Questions on the Final Exam from the Last Two Weeks of Instruction (After Exam #4) |
Part 1: Introduction |
Syllabus: BUS-123-501 & 502 Online - Audio Commentary of Online Class Syllabus - Long Format Long format in Canvas Your Humble Professor Introduces Himself Your Humble Professor Introduces Himself (CC) Your Humble Professor Introduces Himself with just audio A Guided Tour of the BUS-123, Introduction to Investments, Class Web Site - Closed Captioned - Audio Uh, it's what yer lookin' at right now. |
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Chapter 1 and Notes:
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Chapter 1 Materials Presentation Every chapter has a presentation that can be read with Powerpoint, Open Office, Libre Office, or Google Docs Study Guide - Video - Video (CC) - Audio Discussion of the chapter study guides and how to use Google Docs Assignment - Commentary The process is more important than the information and answers. Enjoy! Short-Term Investments Assignment - Commentary TreasuryDirect.gov Assignment - Commentary TreasuryDirect.gov Your Federal Tax Dollars at Work! Cetes Directo El TreasuryDirect.gov de Mexico - Miralo - Una tasa de interes mas grande que los estados unidos How to Submit Assignments - Commentary Discussion Boards Assignment (Online students only) - Commentary Add your picture to the discussion boards! We want to see your smiling face! Security Types Matching Handout - Answer Key Memorize for exam! You must know these! Sample Portfolio Class Project - Commentary Snapshot (20 Aug 2018) And we are off! Here are the 10 stocks we will follow throughout the semester. Snapshot (29 Aug 2018) Well, well, well. Only 1 week and we are up over 1%. Not bad! Snapshot (7 Sep 2018) Ooops! Now we are down 1%. Oh, well. Snapshot (12 Sep 2018) Hey! We have almost made it back to break even.(Could be worse!) Snapshot (19 Sep 2018) Hey, hey! We are above water! Well done! Snapshot (25 Sep 2018) Ooops! Back down to under $100,000. Oh, well. Snapshot (1 Oct 2018) Pooh. Still down a $1,000. What's happening with Budweiser?! Snapshot (12 Oct 2018) Aye! The volatility is real! (October is the month with the most panics.) Snapshot (17 Oct 2018) Well, we have stabilized, at least. Snapshot (24 Oct 2018) Yikes! Down more than 10%! "Trade wars are good and easy to win." Stupid! Snapshot (31 Oct 2018) Ah, well, at least we are back up to over $92,000 - Happy Halloween! (Scary, huh?) Snapshot (7 Nov 2018) Aha! We have jumped to over $96,000 Can you say, "Volatility?" Sure you can! Snapshot (16 Nov 2018) Are you getting used to the crazy ups and downs yet? This is stock investing. Snapshot (23 Nov 2018) Aye! We are back down to $92,500. Oh, well, we are about average with everyone else. Snapshot (28 Nov 2018) The volatility is real! Oh, wait. We already said that. But it bears repeating. Stocks are volatile. Books to Read (Eventually) - Commentary Future Value Worksheet - Commentary - Answer Key Future Value Tables Turn $33,000 into $7,000,000 in just 2 years! - Rates of Return - Commentary Short-term Securities Investments Short-term Securities Example - Video - Video (CC) - Audio Interview with a Dyed-in-the-Wool CD Investor Bankrate.com Popular Internet site for researching short-term investments Online Audio Lectures Chapters 1, 3, Notes - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 14 Introduction: What is an Investment? Chapters 1, 3, Notes - Lecture 2 - Slides 15 to 34 An Overview of the Investment Universe Chapters 1, 3, Notes - Lecture 3 - Slides 35 to 54 Risk versus Return Liar's Poker Story - Slide 48 Are you a Speculator/Trader or are you an Investor? The Value Line on the Difference between Investing and Speculating/Trading Chapters 1, 3, Notes - Lecture 4 - Slides 55 to 72 Short-term Investments Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Chapters 1, 3, Notes - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 14 Introduction: What is an Investment? Chapters 1, 3, Notes - Lecture 2 - Slides 15 to 34 An Overview of the Investment Universe Chapters 1, 3, Notes - Lecture 3 - Slides 35 to 54 Risk versus Return Liar's Poker Story -- Slide 48 Are you a Speculator/Trader or are you an Investor? The Value Line on the Difference between Investing and Speculating/Trading Chapters 1, 3, Notes - Lecture 4 - Slides 55 to 72 Short-term Investments Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Chapters 1, 3, Notes - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 14 Introduction: What is an Investment? Chapters 1, 3, Notes - Lecture 2 - Slides 15 to 34 An Overview of the Investment Universe Chapters 1, 3, Notes - Lecture 3 - Slides 35 to 54 Risk versus Return Liar's Poker Story -- Slide 48 Are you a Speculator/Trader or are you an Investor? The Value Line on the Difference between Investing and Speculating/Trading Chapters 1, 3, Notes - Lecture 4 - Slides 55 to 72 Short-term Investments Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Chapters 1, 3, Notes - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 14 Introduction: What is an Investment? Chapters 1, 3, Notes - Lecture 2 - Slides 15 to 34 An Overview of the Investment Universe Chapters 1, 3, Notes - Lecture 3 - Slides 35 to 54 Risk versus Return Liar's Poker Story -- Slide 48 Are you a Speculator/Trader or are you an Investor? The Value Line on the Difference between Investing and Speculating/Trading Chapters 1, 3, Notes - Lecture 4 - Slides 55 to 72 Short-term Investments |
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Chapter 4:
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Chapter 4 Materials Presentation Study Guide - Commentary Assignment - Commentary Mutual Fund Annual Report Assignment - Commentary (See Annual Reports and Prospectuses below) Thrift Savings Plan Assignment - Commentary Mutual Fund Case Studies (not an assignment) - Commentary Investor.gov: What Are Mutual Funds The Federal government explains mutual funds. Strategies for Navigating the 401(k) Jungle -- Tom Petruno, LA Times Jack Bogle sticks it to the 401(k) world And Senator Oral Hatch is not pleased... Mutual Fund Types Scramble Sheet (Online lecture 3) - Commentary A Sample Mutual Fund (Online lecture 4 - Just one of over 11,000!) ICA Prospectus: Full - Summary - Commentary ICA: 84 Years of Investing - Commentary: Video - Video (CC) - Audio Top 75 Holdings of ICA - Commentary The Benefit of Time - Commentary Worst Day / Best Day - Commentary Hypothetical Illustrations (Online Lecture 4) $100 per month for 30 years $100 per month for 40 years $100 per month for 40 years - increase $10 each year $500 per month for 20 years Commentary: Video - Video (CC) - Audio Offerings of Sample Mutual Fund Companies Performance (Online lecture 4) Vanguard Funds Performance American Funds Performance Fidelity Funds Only shows 310 or so of Fidelity's over 500 mutual funds. Fidelity Funds and all the other funds that they offer through their web site Over 11,000! Dodge and Cox Funds Performance T. Rowe Price Funds Franklin Templeton Funds Annual Reports and Prospectuses (Online lecture 4 and Mutual Fund Annual Report Assignment) Vanguard Funds American Funds Fidelity Funds Dodge and Cox Funds T. Rowe Price Funds Franklin Templeton Funds Choose fund and then find [Documents] Top Ten Mutual Fund Companies by Assets Investment News, John Waggoner, Sep 2017 - Careful: Different sources have different results Mutual Fund Commentaries, Insights, and Perspectives Vanguard Insights - John Bogle's Official Website - Obituary for Howard Schow American Funds Investment Insights - The Capital Ideas (Parent company of American Funds) - Obituary for Jon B. Lovelace Fidelity Funds Insights - Viewpoints - Ned Johnson on Wikipedia Dodge and Cox Funds Video Perspectives Gallery - Insight Papers T. Rowe Price Investing Insights - Biography of T. Rowe Price, Jr. Franklin Templeton Funds Investing Commentary - John Templeton's Official Website No Investment Is Perfect ... Mutual Funds Far Outperform Mutual Fund Investors Huh? That does not make any sense. But it is true! See last presentation. Why The Average Investor's Investment Return Is So Low Online Lectures Chapter 4 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 20 Introduction to Mutual Funds Chapter 4 - Lecture 2 - Slides 21 to 40 Fees, Expenses, and Class Shares, Oh My! Chapter 4 - Lecture 3 - Slides 41 to 61 Types of Mutual Funds (Scramble Sheet) Chapter 4 - Lecture 4 - Slides 62 to 79 Fund Families and a Sample Mutual Fund Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Chapter 4 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 20 Introduction to Mutual Funds Chapter 4 - Lecture 2 - Slides 21 to 40 Fees, Expenses, and Class Shares, Oh My! Chapter 4 - Lecture 3 - Slides 41 to 61 Types of Mutual Funds (Scramble Sheet) Chapter 4 - Lecture 4 - Slides 62 to 79 Fund Families and a Sample Mutual Fund Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Chapter 4 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 20 Introduction to Mutual Funds Chapter 4 - Lecture 2 - Slides 21 to 40 Fees, Expenses, and Class Shares, Oh My! Chapter 4 - Lecture 3 - Slides 41 to 61 Types of Mutual Funds (Scramble Sheet) Chapter 4 - Lecture 4 - Slides 62 to 79 Fund Families and a Sample Mutual Fund Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Chapter 4 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 20 Introduction to Mutual Funds Chapter 4 - Lecture 2 - Slides 21 to 40 Fees, Expenses, and Class Shares, Oh My! Chapter 4 - Lecture 3 - Slides 41 to 61 Types of Mutual Funds (Scramble Sheet) Chapter 4 - Lecture 4 - Slides 62 to 79 Fund Families and a Sample Mutual Fund |
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Diversion: Cryptocurrencies - Not on Exam #1 nor Exam #2 |
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Cryptocurrencies Materials Presentation No assignment No questions on exam #1 nor exam #2 Google search of "cryptocurrency" Only around 75,000,000 hits ... Online Audio Lectures Cryptocurrencies - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 8 Cryptocurrencies Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Cryptocurrencies - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 8 Cryptocurrencies Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Cryptocurrencies - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 8 Cryptocurrencies Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Cryptocurrencies - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 8 Cryptocurrencies |
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Part 2: Stocks (a.k.a. Equities) |
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Chapter 5 and
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Chapter 5 Materials Presentation Study Guide Assignment Stock Markets Assignment - Commentary Earnings Call Assignment - Commentary Market Simulation Handout (No face-to-face class Fall 2018 - Watch video after reading handout) Presentation (Chaos in the Classroom!): Video - Video (CC) - Audio Internet Finance Web Sites (Assignments, Audio lecture 2) Presentation: Video - Video (CC) - Audio Yahoo Finance Yahoo Finance was the best free finance site. Now it is really bad. What is going on at Yahoo? E-mail to and response from the CEO of Verizon Verizon is buying Yahoo. The CEO answered me personally! Users sound off about newly-destroyed Yahoo Finance site Bloomberg Finance Marketwatch Wall Street Journal's free web site Google Finance Breaking News! Google Finance rolls out new version. Still kinda' lame. But at least it works! CNBC Investopedia Pretty good website (even though it is owned by the same folks who own Tinder) The New York Times Markets Overview FINRA - Financial Industry Regulatory Authority FINRA Investigate your broker and brokerage firm at FINRA's BrokerCheck FINRA Registered Representative Brochure Registered Representative is the legal term for a Stockbroker The new Securities Industry Essentials Exam Starts October 1, 2018 Solomon Securities Industry Essentials Exam Preparation Just one of many exam prep companies (I don't get any kickback!) The FINRA Investor Knowledge Quiz Actually, you should wait until the end of the semester before taking this quiz! Ancillary Presentations Casas de Cambio - San Ysidro and Tijuana (Lecture 2) - Video - Video (CC) - Audio - Youtube Investopedia explains the bid-ask spread Eighty-Four Years Ago (Lecture 3) - Commentary - Results Don't Peek Until You Have Chosen a Company! Stock Certificates Disney - Allied Signal - Campbell Soup Company - Commentary Stock Worksheets Stocks Worksheet 1 - (Lecture 3) - Commentary - Answer Key Stocks Worksheet 2 - (Lectures 4 and 5) - Commentary - Answer Key Stocks Worksheet 3 - (Lecture 5) - Commentary - Answer Key Dividend Reinvestments Plans (DRIPs) Sempra Energy DRIP (Lecture 4) - Commentary Penny Stock and Other Stock Scams DPER -- From $0.006 To $0.06 In Just 9 Days! (Lecture 5) - Commentary Psst. It is now at $0.0001 Yahoo! Advertisement for AwesomePennyStocks.com - Another: "Penny Stocks Made Me Rich!" The same people who are doing the recommending to you are the same scam artists who are selling the bogus stocks to you! They "pump" up the price and then "dump" all the shares! It is a very old scam. AwesomePennyStocks.com shuts down after SEC/FBI probe Sigh. These scams will never end as long as people are greedy and stupid. Another web site that was shut down And they spelled "receive" incorrectly! I before E except after C... Two British Teens Ran "Stock-Picking Robot" Scam Email scam using PRFC PRFC is a legitimate company on the OTC. They warned the investment community that they were being used by the penny stock scammers. More Penny Stock Scams DRMC: 25-Feb-2015 - 26-Feb-2015 -- Definitive Rest Manufacturing Formerly manufactured mattresses but now makes materials for aerospace industry. Uh, right... STHC: 24-Feb-2015 - 25-Feb-2015 -- SouthCorp Capital Started June 2014 as a company refurbishing run-down homes but now is manufacturing cans and weight loss products. Okay... How Bernie Madoff Made Off With $18 Billion They also ask the question, "Are we protected from the next major Ponzi scheme?" (Spoiler: No.) IPO -- Initial Public Offering or It's Probably Overpriced? It's Probably Overpriced! Rigging the IPO Game Keep a long-term perspective History of Bear Markets - (Lecture 3) - Commentary Another History of Bear Markets What Past Market Declines Can Teach Us Don't Lose Perspective (Lecture 5) - Commentary BGFN, The Benjamin Graham Financial Network! - Commentary Books to Read about Stocks - Commentary (Same as Chapter 1) 96-Year-Old Secretary Quietly Amasses a Fortune Stocks can make you rich, Dear Students ... but it takes time High Frequency Trading (HFT) FINRA High-Frequency Trading (HFT) Concerns But this guy says that HFT is good for us! Arrgh! Brad Katsuyama, the Hero of Flash Boys, begs to differ. "The system is rigged." And he started IEX to level the playing the field Mr. Katsuyama's full speech The link above is an excerpt SEC gives approval to IEX to become a stock exchange Capital Group, parent company of The American Funds, and other large financial firms and pension funds backed IEX How Robinhood makes money on $0 trades Investopedia is skeptical but not very critical of Robinhood. Robinhood Is Making Millions Selling Out Their Millennial Customers To High-Frequency Traders However, this guy claims the spreads on Robinhood are very high. Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway The History of Berkshire Hathaway Class B Shares Online Audio Lectures Chapter 5 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 10 Introduction to Stocks - Historical Returns - Advantages and Disadvantages Chapter 5 - Lecture 2 - Slides 11 to 33 The Stock Markets (a.k.a. The Capital Markets) Chapter 5 - Lecture 3 - Slides 34 to 47 Stock Transactions, Transaction Costs, and Stock Quotes Chapter 5 - Lecture 4 - Slides 48 to 60 Market Averages and Indexes; Volatility Reexamined Chapter 5 - Lecture 4 - Slides 61 to 74 Stock Characteristics and Measurements Chapter 5 - Lecture 6 - Slides 75 to 85 Types of Stocks, Growth versus Value, and Market Capitalization Chapter 5 - Lecture 7 - Slides 86 to 93 Stock Investment Strategies Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Chapter 5 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 10 Introduction to Stocks - Historical Returns - Advantages and Disadvantages Chapter 5 - Lecture 2 - Slides 11 to 33 The Stock Markets (a.k.a. The Capital Markets) Chapter 5 - Lecture 3 - Slides 34 to 47 Stock Transactions, Transaction Costs, and Stock Quotes Chapter 5 - Lecture 4 - Slides 48 to 60 Market Averages and Indexes; Volatility Reexamined Chapter 5 - Lecture 5 - Slides 61 to 74 Stock Characteristics and Measurements Chapter 5 - Lecture 6 - Slides 75 to 85 Types of Stocks, Growth versus Value, and Market Capitalization Chapter 5 - Lecture 7 - Slides 86 to 93 Stock Investment Strategies Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Chapter 5 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 10 Introduction to Stocks - Historical Returns - Advantages and Disadvantages Chapter 5 - Lecture 2 - Slides 11 to 33 The Stock Markets (a.k.a. The Capital Markets) Chapter 5 - Lecture 3 - Slides 34 to 47 Stock Transactions, Transaction Costs, and Stock Quotes Chapter 5 - Lecture 4 - Slides 48 to 60 Market Averages and Indexes; Volatility Reexamined Chapter 5 - Lecture 5 - Slides 61 to 74 Stock Characteristics and Measurements Chapter 5 - Lecture 6 - Slides 75 to 85 Types of Stocks, Growth versus Value, and Market Capitalization Chapter 5 - Lecture 7 - Slides 86 to 93 Stock Investment Strategies Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Chapter 5 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 10 Introduction to Stocks - Historical Returns - Advantages and Disadvantages Chapter 5 - Lecture 2 - Slides 11 to 33 The Stock Markets (a.k.a. The Capital Markets) Chapter 5 - Lecture 3 - Slides 34 to 61 Stock Transactions, Transaction Costs, and Stock Quotes Chapter 5 - Lecture 4 - Slides 48 to 60 Market Averages and Indexes; Volatility Reexamined Chapter 5 - Lecture 5 - Slides 61 to 74 Stock Characteristics and Measurements Chapter 5 - Lecture 6 - Slides 75 to 85 Types of Stocks, Growth versus Value, and Market Capitalization Chapter 5 - Lecture 7 - Slides 86 to 93 Stock Investment Strategies |
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Chapter 6:
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Chapter 6 Materials Presentation Study Guide Chapter 6 Assignment - Commentary Chapter 6 Bonus Assignment - Commentary Southwestern's Library now has The Value Line 600 The full version of The Value Line is available at the Chula Vista and San Diego Central Libraries. It is also available at selected San Diego branch libraries Pretzels Unlimited Discounted Cash Flow Spreadsheet (Lecture 2) Valuation Worksheet 1 - Commentary - Answer Key Jimba Jomba Jumba Juice Discounted Cash Flow Spreadsheet Valuation Worksheet 2 - Answer Key Chapter 6 Formulas Present Value Table (Needed for Dividend Discount Model calculations) Online Audio Lectures Chapter 6 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 16 Introduction to Valuation Techniques, Price Ratio Models Chapter 6 - Lecture 2 - Slides 17 to 34 Dividend Discount Models Chapter 6 - Lecture 3 - Slides 35 to 56 Discounted Cash Flow Model, The Value Line Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Chapter 6 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 16 Introduction to Valuation Techniques, Price Ratio Models Chapter 6 - Lecture 2 - Slides 17 to 34 Dividend Discount Models Chapter 6 - Lecture 3 - Slides 35 to 56 Discounted Cash Flow Model, The Value Line Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Chapter 6 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 16 Introduction to Valuation Techniques, Price Ratio Models Chapter 6 - Lecture 2 - Slides 17 to 34 Dividend Discount Models Chapter 6 - Lecture 3 - Slides 35 to 56 Discounted Cash Flow Model, The Value Line Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Chapter 6 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 16 Introduction to Valuation Techniques, Price Ratio Models Chapter 6 - Lecture 2 - Slides 17 to 34 Dividend Discount Models Chapter 6 - Lecture 3 - Slides 35 to 56 Discounted Cash Flow Model, The Value Line |
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Chapter 17:
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Chapter 17 Materials Presentation Study Guide Financial Ratios Assignment - Commentary Financial Ratios Formulas Financial Statements Ford Balance Sheet Ford Income Statement Ford Cash Flow Statement a.k.a. Statement of Cash Flows Online Audio Lectures Chapter 17 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 19 Financial Statements & Ratio Analysis Chapter 17 - Lecture 2 - Slides 20 to 38 More Ratio Analysis Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Chapter 17 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 19 Financial Statements & Ratio Analysis Chapter 17 - Lecture 2 - Slides 20 to 38 More Ratio Analysis Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Chapter 17 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 19 Financial Statements & Ratio Analysis Chapter 17 - Lecture 2 - Slides 20 to 38 More Ratio Analysis Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Chapter 17 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 19 Financial Statements & Ratio Analysis Chapter 17 - Lecture 2 - Slides 20 to 38 More Ratio Analysis |
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Chapter 7:
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Chapter 7 Materials Presentation Study Guide Assignment - Commentary New York Times says that women are better investors than men! - And CNN agrees. Wise advice: Do the opposite of what everyone else is doing! The 2000's were a rough decade for investors. Politics & the Markets "Poli-" means "many" and "-tics" are blood sucking insects. Online Audio Lectures Chapter 7 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 26 Stock Price Behavior & Market Efficiency Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Chapter 7 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 26 Stock Price Behavior & Market Efficiency Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Chapter 7 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 26 Stock Price Behavior & Market Efficiency Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Chapter 7 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 26 Stock Price Behavior & Market Efficiency |
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Chapter 8:
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Chapter 8 Materials Presentation Study Guide Optional Bonus Assignment - Commentary Technical Analysis Presentation: Video - Video (CC) - Audio (Use for bonus assignment) Random Charts Spreadsheet (Press [F9] repeatedly.) - Commentary Who wants to be a Trader/Speculator? Learn to be a trader in 3 days! Special price! Only $1,495! Traders Boot Camp! Only $6,900 -- That's $1,000 off the regular price! The Last Resistance Level Before a Major S&P 500 Breakout Example of a Technical Analyst telling you that the market could go up or down. Bearish Engulfing Pattern! Kiplinger is not impressed Warrior Trading Three levels of suckers, ah, I mean traders! "The investor's chief problem, and even his worst enemy, is likely to be himself." -- Benjamin Graham Buy High, Sell Low? Sure, why not?! Frontline Documentary: Betting on the Market - 1997 Watch for the couple from New York who put everything into AMLN. Starts around 27 minutes. AMLN - Amylin Pharmaceuticals The next year, AMLN quickly lost over 95% of its value. Series 7 Stockbroker Exam Specifications FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) Securities Industry Essentials: New Exam Coming! FINRA wants to make it easier for you to enter the industry Securities Industry Essentials: It's Here! The SIE, Securities Industry Essentials, exam is now available Securities Industry Essentials: Content Outline Here is the content outline -- very similar to BUS-123, Introduction to Investments! Online Audio Lectures Chapter 8 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 29 Behavioral Finance & the Psychology of Investing Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Chapter 8 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 29 Behavioral Finance & the Psychology of Investing Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Chapter 8 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 29 Behavioral Finance & the Psychology of Investing Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Chapter 8 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 29 Behavioral Finance & the Psychology of Investing |
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Part 3: Bonds (a.k.a. Fixed, Fixed Income) |
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Chapter 9 Materials Presentation Study Guide Assignment - Commentary Bond Quote Sources FINRA bond search page (Careful: Choose Corporate or Municipal for quick or advanced search.) FINRA bond home page Presentation: Video - Video (CC) - Audio Composite Rates Composite Bonds Rates from Fidelity Can be used for question #4 of assignment. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Bond Research Web Site Great resource for researching about bonds in aggregate (but no individual bond quotes). Treasury and Various Other Bond Rates from New York Times Also shows yield curve which we discuss in chapter 10. Bond Quote Examples Ford: Mar 09 - Oct 09 - Jun 10 - Oct 10 - Mar 13 - Oct 14 - Oct 17 - Apr 18 - Oct 18 Presentation: Video - Video (CC) - Audio Muni Bonds - Poway: Feb 09 - Jun 10 - Oct 10 - Mar 11 - Oct 11 - Mar 12 - Oct 12 - Mar 15 - Oct 17 - Apr 18 - Oct 18 Presentation: Video - Video (CC) - Audio More Muni Bonds Quote Examples: Puerto Rico - City of Carlsbad - Medical Establishments - 2015 March California Municipal Bond Quotes - Video - Video (CC) - Audio Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2016 Advanta: May 09 - Video - Video (CC) - Audio - Sure 'nuff! They went under! Yet another example of the eternal tug o' war between risk and return Bearer Bond Images From a time when bonds had "coupons" attached to them. Can anyone predict future interest rates? Doesn't seem so. Online Audio Lectures Chapter 9 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 24 Introduction to Bonds, Bonds & Interest Rates Chapter 9 - Lecture 2 - Slides 25 to 41 Types of Bonds, Bond Ratings Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Chapter 9 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 24 Introduction to Bonds, Bonds & Interest Rates Chapter 9 - Lecture 2 - Slides 25 to 41 Types of Bonds, Bond Ratings Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Chapter 9 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 24 Introduction to Bonds, Bonds & Interest Rates Chapter 9 - Lecture 2 - Slides 25 to 41 Types of Bonds, Bond Ratings Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Chapter 9 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 24 Introduction to Bonds, Bonds & Interest Rates Chapter 9 - Lecture 2 - Slides 25 to 41 Types of Bonds, Bond Ratings |
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Chapter 10:
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Chapter 10 Materials Presentation Study Guide Bond Valuation Assignment - Commentary Bond Valuation Worksheet #1 - Commentary - Answer Key Bond Valuation Worksheet #2 - Answer Key Bond Valuation Worksheet #3 - Answer Key Bond Valuation Formulas Present Value Tables Bond Calculator Spreadsheet - Video - Video (CC) - Audio (Lecture 2) The Bond Yield Curve and Composite Rates Bond Yield Curve from New York Times Treasury bonds yield curve and Treasury rates Morningstar Bond Yield Curve Yield curve graphic is toward the lower right of the page. Composite Bonds Rates from Fidelity Online Audio Lectures Chapter 10 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 19 Bond Yield Calculations Chapter 10 - Lecture 2 - Slides 20 to 39 The Yield Curve, Bond Valuation Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Chapter 10 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 19 Bond Yield Calculations Chapter 10 - Lecture 2 - Slides 20 to 39 The Yield Curve, Bond Valuation Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Chapter 10 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 19 Bond Yield Calculations Chapter 10 - Lecture 2 - Slides 20 to 39 The Yield Curve, Bond Valuation Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Chapter 10 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 19 Bond Yield Calculations Chapter 10 - Lecture 2 - Slides 20 to 39 The Yield Curve, Bond Valuation |
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Chapter 18:
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Chapter 18 Materials Presentation Study Guide Convertible Securities Assignment - Commentary Convertible Securities Worksheet - Commentary - Answer Key The Three Questions on Exam #4 about Hybrid Securities Online Audio Lectures Chapter 18 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 17 Preferred Stock & Convertible Securities Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Chapter 18 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 17 Preferred Stock & Convertible Securities Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Chapter 18 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 17 Preferred Stock & Convertible Securities Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Chapter 18 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 17 Preferred Stock & Convertible Securities |
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Part 4: Portfolio |
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Chapter 11 Materials Presentation Study Guide Assignment - Commentary Bonds in Retirement versus Stocks in Retirement versus Balanced in Retirement versus Stock Fund and Bond Fund Presentation: Video - Video (CC) - Audio The Argument for a Balanced Approach - As Fidelity Investments Sees It Why Diversification Matters - Video - Video (CC) - Audio Fidelity's take on diversification The S&P 500 versus the S&P 50? Is the S&P 500 really a broadly-based, well-diversified index when 56% of the return comes from 50 companies? Online Audio Lectures Chapter 11 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 27 Diversification and Risky Asset Allocation Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Chapter 11 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 27 Diversification and Risky Asset Allocation Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Chapter 11 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 27 Diversification and Risky Asset Allocation Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Chapter 11 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 27 Diversification and Risky Asset Allocation |
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Part 5: Options and Futures (Derivatives) |
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Chapter 15:
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Chapter 15 Materials Presentation Study Guide Bonus Assignment - Commentary Options Notes Sheet Options Worksheet - Commentary - Answer Key Options Chains (a.k.a. Quotes) Options Chains (a.k.a. Quotes) on Marketwatch.com and Yahoo Finance: Video - Video (CC) - Audio Johnson & Johnson Untold Riches Can Be Yours Gambling, uh, I mean, Investing in Options! Online Trading Academy, 5-Day, 10 Three-hour Sessions, Only $5,000! That's only $166.67 per hour -- what a deal! You will spend more in one hour than this entire 3-unit class. Must be worth it! The Day Trading Academy This one is only $2997! Hurray! They need new suckers ... uh, I mean, traders! Ooops! Optionetics is now Tom's Trading Room We referred to Optionetics in the presentation. This world changes quickly. Wait! Wait! Jim tells you why he buys options! Update: He no longer trades options... Online Audio Lectures Chapter 15 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 16 Stock Options; Calls and Puts Chapter 15 - Lecture 2 - Slides 17 to 30 Options Characteristics; The Break-even Point Chapter 15 - Lecture 3 - Slides 31 to 42 Options Strategies; Covered Calls and Naked Puts Chapter 15 - Lecture 4 - Slides 43 to 52 Employee Stock Options; Final Comments Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Chapter 15 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 16 Stock Options; Calls and Puts Chapter 15 - Lecture 2 - Slides 17 to 30 Options Characteristics; The Break-even Point Chapter 15 - Lecture 3 - Slides 31 to 42 Options Strategies; Covered Calls and Naked Puts Chapter 15 - Lecture 3 - Slides 43 to 52 Employee Stock Options; Final Comments Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Chapter 15 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 16 Stock Options; Calls and Puts Chapter 15 - Lecture 2 - Slides 17 to 30 Options Characteristics; The Break-even Point Chapter 15 - Lecture 2 - Slides 31 to 42 Options Strategies; Covered Calls and Naked Puts Chapter 15 - Lecture 3 - Slides 43 to 52 Employee Stock Options; Final Comments Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Chapter 15 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 16 Stock Options; Calls and Puts Chapter 15 - Lecture 2 - Slides 17 to 30 Options Characteristics; The Break-even Point Chapter 15 - Lecture 2 - Slides 31 to 42 Options Strategies; Covered Calls and Naked Puts Chapter 15 - Lecture 3 - Slides 43 to 52 Employee Stock Options; Final Comments |
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Chapter 14:
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Chapter 14 Materials Presentation Study Guide No assignment Foreign currency trading is easy - an easy way to lose money Los Angeles Times Online Audio Lectures Chapter 14 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 14 Futures Contracts Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Chapter 14 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 14 Futures Contracts Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Chapter 14 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 14 Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Chapter 14 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 14 Futures Contracts |
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Part 6: Margin Accounts & Selling Short |
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Chapter 2 Materials Presentation Study Guide Recommended Exercise Not an assignment! There is no assignment. Margin and Shorting Worksheet - Commentary - Answer Key Help! My short position got crushed and now I owe E-Trade $106,445.56! Peter Lynch says, "Never short a stock." This guy had to learn the hard way. Are there any honest stockbrokers? Be careful out there! Get a good referral. Don't Bet on the Market Frontline: Betting on the Market 1996/1997 discussion of the late 1990's market euphoria. AMLN's stock price history Go to minute 27:15 of the video and listen to one investor's idea of a good stock choice. Online Audio Lectures Chapter 2 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 8 Brokerages Firms and Services Chapter 2 - Lecture 3 - Slides 9 to 24 Buying on Margin and Margin Accounts (It is risky!) Chapter 2 - Lecture 3 - Slides 25 to 42 Shorting Stocks (Don't do it! It is even more dangerous than margining!) Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Chapter 2 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 8 Brokerages Firms and Services Chapter 2 - Lecture 2 - Slides 9 to 24 Buying on Margin and Margin Accounts (It is risky!) Chapter 2 - Lecture 3 - Slides 25 to 42 Shorting Stocks (Don't do it! It is even more dangerous than margining!) Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Chapter 2 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 8 Brokerages Firms and Services Chapter 2 - Lecture 2 - Slides 9 to 24 Buying on Margin and Margin Accounts (It is risky!) Chapter 2 - Lecture 3 - Slides 25 to 42 Shorting Stocks (Don't do it! It is even more dangerous than margining!) Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Chapter 2 - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 8 Brokerages Firms and Services Chapter 2 - Lecture 2 - Slides 9 to 24 Buying on Margin and Margin Accounts (It is risky!) Chapter 2 - Lecture 3 - Slides 25 to 42 Shorting Stocks (Don't do it! It is even more dangerous than margining!) |
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Retirement Accounts, Regular Accounts, and Annuities Materials Presentation Study Guide No assignment Confessions of an indexed annuity salesperson There's a lot not to trust about annuities You just gave your annuity agent a great vacation! What's In It For the Annuity Salesperson! - Commentary Too good to be true? It's probably an indexed annuity Online Audio Lectures Account Types - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 17 Retirement Accounts, Regular Accounts, and Annuities Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Account Types - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 17 Retirement Accounts, Regular Accounts, and Annuities Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Account Types - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 17 Retirement Accounts, Regular Accounts, and Annuities Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Account Types - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 17 Retirement Accounts, Regular Accounts, and Annuities |
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Real Estate and REITs Materials Presentation Study Guide No assignment Worksheet - Commentary - Answer Key This scam artist ... uh, I mean, reality show star wants to teach you how to flip real estate. The cost for this training? Only $34,000! Online Audio Lectures Real Estate - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 18 Real Estate and Real Estate Investment Trusts Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Real Estate - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 18 Real Estate and Real Estate Investment Trusts Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Real Estate - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 18 Real Estate and Real Estate Investment Trusts Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Real Estate - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 18 Real Estate and Real Estate Investment Trusts |
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Gold, Precious Metals, Art, and Collectibles Materials Presentation No assignment The only question on the final exam from this presentation is that you should just stay away from gold, precious metals, collectibles, art, etc. Why gold is a bad investment Online Audio Lectures Precious Metals, Art, etc. - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 6 Precious Metals, Art, and Collectibles Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Precious Metals, Art, etc. - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 6 Precious Metals, Art, and Collectibles Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Precious Metals, Art, etc. - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 6 Precious Metals, Art, and Collectibles Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Precious Metals, Art, etc. - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 6 Precious Metals, Art, and Collectibles |
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Cryptocurrencies Materials Presentation No assignment No questions on the final exam from this presentation. Google search of "cryptocurrency" Only 83,700,000 hits ... Online Audio Lectures Cryptocurrencies - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 8 Cryptocurrencies Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Cryptocurrencies - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 8 Cryptocurrencies Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Cryptocurrencies - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 8 Cryptocurrencies Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Cryptocurrencies - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 8 Cryptocurrencies |
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Starting a Business Materials Presentation No assignment No questions on the final exam from this presentation. Score San Diego (Service Corps of Retired Executives) Kiva Accion San Diego South San Diego Small Business Development Center Online Audio Lectures Starting a Business - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 3 Starting a Business Online Audio/Video Lectures (Apple mobile users: Search "BUS123" in iTunes.) Starting a Business - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 3 Starting a Business Online Audio/Video Lectures on YouTube (Closed captioning available) Starting a Business - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 3 Starting a Business Online Audio/Video Lectures on 3CMediaSolutions (Excellent closed captioning available) Starting a Business - Lecture 1 - Slides 1 to 3 Starting a Business |
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