Fixed Income Jeopardy

Finance

100

What does ETF stand for? 

Exchange Traded Fund

200

What financial services company is the largest issuer of credits cards in the U.S.? 

Visa

300

"The Oracle of Omaha" is a nickname often used to describe what legendary American investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway?

Warren Buffet

400

Rating agencies assess the creditworthiness of debt issuers, providing investors with an independent evaluation of the likelihood that a borrower will repay its debt obligations. What is an example of 1 rating agency? 

Moody's, S&P, Fitch

500

Which type of security was the main culprit of the 2007-2010 Great Recession

Mortgage Backed Securities (or more specifically, Non Agency RMBS)

Random AF

100

What country has the most vending machines per capita?

Japan

200

What alcohol is made from juniper berries 

Gin

300

This body part continues to grow throughout a person’s lifetime (excluding hair and nails)

Nose (or Ears)

400

This fictional character’s name is the most commonly used password in the world

Superman

500

Which country has the most time zones? 

The country with the most time zones is France, mostly due to its various territories around the world.  These time zones are:

• UTC−10:00 — most of French Polynesia
• UTC−09:30 — Marquesas Islands
• UTC−09:00 — Gambier Islands
• UTC−08:00 — Clipperton Island
• UTC−04:00 (AST) — Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin
• UTC−03:00 (PMST) — French Guiana, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• UTC+01:00 (CET) — Metropolitan France
• UTC+03:00 — Mayotte
• UTC+04:00 — Réunion
• UTC+05:00 — Kerguelen Islands, Crozet Islands
• UTC+11:00 — New Caledonia
• UTC+12:00 — Wallis and Futuna

So Dam Random

100

What is the first vegetable ever to be grown in space? 

Potato

200

This is the only letter that does not appear in any U.S state name

Q

300

The # of times JLo has been engaged

6

400

The 4 first names of Kim & Ye's children

North, Saint, Chicago, Psalm

500

Who owns venmo? 

Paypal

State Capitals

100

Missouri

Jefferson City

200

North Dakota

Bismarck 

300

Vermont

Montpelier 

400

Pennsylvania

Harrisburg

500

Nebraska

Lincoln 

PGIM

100

Which continent do we have the second most clients in (after the US)

Europe

200

Name 2 emerging markets countries

China, India, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, and Turkey, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, Malaysia, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

300

Name 2 types of Fixed Income sectors that PGIM Fixed Income invests in: 

Investment Grade Corporates, High Yield Corporates, Bank Loans, Emerging Markets, Securitized Products, Money Markets, Municipals, Mortgages, and Governments 

400

How much assets under management does PGIM Fixed Income have as of 3/30/25

(closest guess wins, all 6 teams have a chance to try without losing points!) 

862 Billion

500

Name 1 example of a client that would give their money to PGIM for investing? 

Institutional Clients, Retail Clients, Prudential