Finance A-Z Recap
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Commonly referred to as fixed-income securities and are one of the three main asset classes, along with stocks and cash equivalents. This person presented this.
What is a bond? Who is Stephanie Pizzuto?
100
Using a face-to-face approach to investments and life insurance, our team of registered representatives offers the highest level of customer service. We strive to help our clients achieve long-term goals such as providing for their children's college educations and enjoying a comfortable retirement.
What is First Investor's Corporation
100
A "value investor" with a net worth of $62 billion as of 2008.
Who is Warren Buffet?
100
On average, in the 6%'s for this type of loan.
What is auto loan?
100
A sub-prime mortgage.
What is a mortgage loan for individuals that have a credit score less than about 600 and rates are much higher than conventional loan?
200
A hedge fund uses these types of investing strategies and although they are unregulated, they generally require these things.
What are short positions, speculative investments, and derivatives, & large initial illiquid investment, accredited manager, and sophisticated knowledge?
200
The individuals who helped coordinate and facilitate the tour to FIC in January.
Who are Ted Thoren (hiring manager) & Sarah Fisher (representative)?
200
This company has been alleged to have been involved in the fraudulent accounting and auditing of Sunbeam Products, Waste Management Inc, WorldCom, and ENRON.
Who is Arthur Andersen?
200
Approximately 2.5%.
What is the inflation rate?
200
The largest bankruptcy filing in history with nearly $639 billion in assets.
What is the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy?
300
An example of this is Chinese yuan being traded in the United States. This person presented this.
What is a xenocurrency? Who is Katie Callahan?
300
OSU alum now outside talent acquisition specialist/financial representative for NMFN and director of recruiting.
Who are Kevin Sailor and Taryn Statsny?
300
He completed his undergraduate degree at Harvard University, then went on to complete his Ph.D. at MIT in 1979. He taught economics at Stanford and then Princeton University until 2002, when he left his academic work for public service to later become the current US Federal Reserve board chairman.
Who is Ben Bernanke?
300
Approximately 11-15%
What are credit card rates?
300
The Lehman Brother's collapse was a catalyst for this company to be purchased by Bank of America.
What is Merrill Lynch?
400
This is the relation of the technical definition of a recession and an economic indicator.
What is two consecutive declining quarters in GDP?
400
The company that operates the largest trading desk in the Pacific Northwest has offices located in these cities.
What are Seattle, Portland, Boise, Salt Lake City?
400
A leader in corporate finance, he was famous for mergers, such as bringing Edison General Electric and Thompson-Houston Electric Company together to form the company General Electric. He also formed the first billion-dollar company in the world, United States Steel Corporation.
Who is JP Morgan?
400
Approximately 5.09%
What is a 30 year fixed mortgage rate? THIS IS LOW!
400
These are factors which resulted in a housing bull market in the 2000's. The housing bull market resulted in the issuance of these.
What are low interest rates set by the Fed, non-traditional mortgage loans? Mortgage Backed Securities and Collateralized Mortgage Obligations?
500
A ___________ bond is rated below ______ due to its default risk.
What is a junk bond and BB rating?
500
The ownership structure and type of corp of SNW
What are employee-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan and a Subchapter S Corp?
500
Founded in 1869 it is a primary dealer of the US Treasury Security market.
What is Goldman Sachs?
500
This rate is largely determined by the federal funds rate, which is the overnight rate which banks lend to one another. This rate is also important for retail customers, as the it directly affects the lending rates which are available for mortgage, small business and personal loans. It is around this percentage.
What is the prime rate? What is 3.25%
500
The change in FDIC coverage as a result of the recent economic events.
What is the change in coverage from $100,000 to $250,000 per insurer per institution. Until 2013!
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