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Investments test 1
Chapter 4
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Business
Undergraduate 4
10/15/2013

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Term
Investment company functions
Definition
Administration & record keeping
Diversification & divisibility
Professional management
Reduced transaction costs
Term
new asset value
Definition
(Market Value of Assets - Liabilities)/ Shares Outstanding
Term
Open-end
Definition
shares outstanding change when new shares are sold or old shares are redeemed Priced at Net Asset Value(NAV)
Term
Closed-End
Definition
no change in shares outstanding unless new stock is offered
Priced at Premium or discount to NAV
Term
How Funds Are Sold
Definition
Direct-marketed funds
Sales force distributed
Revenue sharing on sales force distributed
Potential conflicts of interest
Financial Supermarkets
Term
Front-end load
Definition
paid to investment intermediaries (financial planners, brokers, investment advisors) as sales commissions
Term
Back-end load
Definition
A fee (sales charge or load) that investors pay when selling mutual fund shares within a specified number of years
Term
12 b-1 charges
Definition
distribution costs paid by the fund
Alternative to a load
Term
Late trading
Definition
allowing some investors to purchase or sell later than other investors
Term
Market timing
Definition
allowing investors to buy or sell on stale net asset values
Term
Pass-through status under the U.S. tax code
Definition
Taxes are paid only by the investor
Term
Exchange Traded Funds
Definition
allow investors to trade index portfolios like shares of stock
Term
Potential advantages of ETF
Definition
Lower taxes
Trade continuously
Lower costs
Term
Potential disadvantages of ETF
Definition
Prices can depart by small amounts from NAV
Term
average mutual fund performance
Definition
generally less than broad market performance
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