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UNDERSTANDING INVESTMENTS

WHAT IS?
Investment Investments

WHY DO WE INVEST?

ASSETS AND SECURITIES


Financial assets Real assets Marketable securities

THE DECISION PROCESS

Return
Expected

return Realized return

Risk Other constrains

INVESTOR

Risk averse investor VS Investors risk tolerance

TRADE-OFF BETWEEN RISK AND RETURN


Stocks ER

Bonds

Risk-free Rate Risk

EX POST VS EX ANTE

THE STRUCTURING PROCESS


Security analysis Portfolio management

IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS
The great unknown Investing globally Internet Individual vs institutional investor

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