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The savers wealth o increase in wealth generally increase the quantity demanded for most financial assets the expected rates of return from different investors o risk is the degree of uncertainty in the return on an asset. Diversification--dividing wealth among many different assets to reduce risk market (systematic) risk--risk that pertains to a particular asset (or a firm) rather than to the market as a whole.
The savers wealth o increase in wealth generally increase the quantity demanded for most financial assets the expected rates of return from different investors o risk is the degree of uncertainty in the return on an asset. Diversification--dividing wealth among many different assets to reduce risk market (systematic) risk--risk that pertains to a particular asset (or a firm) rather than to the market as a whole.
The savers wealth o increase in wealth generally increase the quantity demanded for most financial assets the expected rates of return from different investors o risk is the degree of uncertainty in the return on an asset. Diversification--dividing wealth among many different assets to reduce risk market (systematic) risk--risk that pertains to a particular asset (or a firm) rather than to the market as a whole.
How to Build an Investment Portfolio 10/1/2014 6:40:00 PM
Determinants of Portfolio Choice(asset demand)
The savers wealth o increase in wealth generally increase the quantity demanded for most financial assets The expected rates of return from different investors o the return expected on an asset during a future period ER = [(Probability of event 1 occurring) x (Value of event 1)] + [(Probability of event 2 occurring)x(Value of event 2)] The degrees of risk in different investments o risk is the degree of uncertainty in the return on an asset 3 types of Investors most investors are risk aversechoose the asset with the lower risk when the two assets have the same expected return risk-loving investors who prefer to hold risky assets with the possibility of maximizing returns risk-neutral investors decision on the basis of expected returns, ignoring risk your time horizon is an important factor in deciding this Younger = portfolio based on maximizing expected returnslimited concern about the variability of returns Older=reduce risk by selecting safe assets to earn an expected return after inflation of about zero o black swana rare event that has a large impact on the economy this event may have affects the conventional measure of risk WSJ: unique events that take place that have a significantly adverse effect on returns The liquidity of different investments o The greater an assets liquidity, the more desirable the asset is to investors. The costs of acquiring information about different investments o All else being equal, investors will accept a lower return on an asset that has lower costs of acquiring information Desirable characteristics of financial asset cause the quantity of the asset demanded by investors to increase, vice versa
Diversificationdividing wealth among many different assets to reduce risk Market (systematic) riskrisk that is common to all assets of a certain type o Changes in stock returns as a result of the business cycle Idiosyncratic (unsystematic) riskrisk that pertains to a particular asset (or a firm) rather than to the market as a whole.
D&S Model to Find Market Interest Rates for Bonds10/1/2014 6:40:00 PM The bond market approach (bonds as the good)useful when considering how the factors affecting the demand and supply for bonds affect the interest rate.
when price of bond is above 960 excess supply of bonds and the price of the bonds will drop; when the price of the bond is below 960 excess demand for bonds and the price of the bond will rise. If the price of bonds changes move ALONG the demand /supply curve so we have a change in the quantity demanded/supplied If any other relevant variable changes, then the demand/supply curve shifts so we have a change in demand/ supply o Relevant variables that shift DEMAND curve for bonds Wealth Expected return on bonds Risk Liquidity Information costs o Relevant variables that shift SUPPLY curve for bonds Expected pretax profitability of physical capital investments Expected inflation Business taxes Government borrowing The market for loanable funds approach (funds as the good) is useful when considering how changes in the demand and supply of funds affect the interest rate.
THE REST IS WRITTEN DOWN Bond Market Model and Changes in Interest Rate Ex. of using the bond market model to explain changes in interest rates: The movement of interest rates over the business cycle. The Fisher effectmovement of interest rates in response to changes in inflation Why do interest rates fall during recessions? An economic downturn reduces household wealth and thus decreases the demand for bonds. The fall in expected profitably reduces the lenders supply for bonds The bond prices increase when the interest rates fall The Fisher Effect Indicates that the nominal interest ratechanges point-for-point with changes in the expected inflation rate Implies that o Higher inflation rates result in higher nominal interest rates o Changes in expected inflation can lead to changes in nominal interest rates before a change in actual inflation occurs.