Investment
Date Started: 07 May, 2009
Date Completed: 07 May, 2009
Results: 6/10 questions answered correctly.

QUESTION 1: What are the four most common asset classes available?
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QUESTION 2: Shares in Growth Ltd are currently $15.00 each. The earnings of the company are $1.20 per share and the annual dividend is $0.72. What is the dividend yield?
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Your answer was 10.0%.. The correct answer was: 4.8%.

QUESTION 3: If you bought a property for $400,000, and it had gross rent of $340 per week (for 52 weeks) and expenses of $2,600 for the year. What is the net rental yield?
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Your answer was 14.7%.. The correct answer was: 3.77%.

QUESTION 4: What is diversification?
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QUESTION 5: You invest $100,000 into a Managed Fund with a unit price of $5.00. After one year the price of the units has risen to $5.25 and there was a distribution of 50 cents. What is the total return percentage for your investment for the 12 months?
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QUESTION 6: What is an advantage of buying direct shares?
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QUESTION 7: If you had to invest $300,000 and had the choice of a property with rent of $9,000 and growth of $14,500, a share with dividend of $12,000 and growth of $10,500 or cash with interest of $6,000. Which is the highest performing investment and the highest percentage return?
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QUESTION 8: If you invested $100,000 into shares returning 12%, $100,000 into cash returning 5%, $100,000 into fixed interest returning 6% and $100,000 into property returning 9%, what is your total portfolio % return?
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Your answer was 12%.. The correct answer was: 8%.

QUESTION 9: The purpose of a Risk Profile Questionnaire is to:
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Your answer was Show you how a balanced fund would suit your needs, no matter how you feel about shares.. The correct answer was: Assess what kind of investor you are and suggest a portfolio mix that may suit your needs.

QUESTION 10: If you are investing time and money into a business of your own what aspects are important to monitor?
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