Name: Joshua Griffin

Course Code: MGMT3048

ID Number: 400008793

Assignment: Philosophy, Process and Portfolio Statement Due

Process

Due to my lack of understanding of trading, I decided to invest in big companies that I expected

would do well. This included companies such as Apple Inc., NASDAQ, and Toyota to name a

few. I then realized that there was a graph showing past market performance data on prospective

companies. This helped to influence my decisions on other companies such as Mitsubishi and

Subaru. Later in the investing period, I decided to not only invest in stocks but to include bonds

within my portfolio so as to diversify risks. This led to me researching which companies would

be best to invest in on Forbes Advisor. After reading the reasons for why various of these bonds

were suggested, I decided to go with iShares Interest Rate Hedged High-Yield Bond ETF

(HYGH) as it was described as best for fixed income investors with slightly elevated risk, while

still offering a high rate of return. When it came to the amount to invest in each company, I

decided to maximize the moderate risk of my client by investing as close to the 10% maximum

as I could.

Philosophy

The philosophies I exploited were those of technical analysis and fundamental analysis.

Technical analysis refers to using past market data to discover visual patterns in trading activity
so as to guide buying and selling decisions. This was done via a graph presented on each

company invested. I decided to invest in companies which showed trends of quick recovery

when the market goes down. On the other hand, fundamental analysis is where an investor uses

information such as assets, capital, liabilities and profitability which are considered as company

fundamentals. I used this philosophy so that I could ensure that my client’s money was being

invested in trusted, reputable companies which showed excellent performance in both their

microeconomic and macroeconomic fundamentals. This caused me to have to examine the

financial statements of various companies and calculate ratios to support my initial thoughts of

investing in such companies.

Portfolio Statement

As previously stated, I decided to diversify the portfolio across different securities to minimize
risks. Initially the portfolio was mostly made up of popular, high-end stocks such as Apple Inc.
and iShares NASDAQ. Bonds were then later included from iShares Interest Rate Hedged High
Yield Bond ETF. Each position taken within the assets in the portfolio were as close to $10000 as
possible to maximize the use of the constraints set by the client.

Symbol Shares % Holdings Type Price Price Change Price Change % Value Value Gain/Loss Value Gain/Loss % Players Holding
AAPL 65 19% BUY $164.66 0.9 0.55% $10,702.90 $936.66 9.59% N/A
FUJHF 584 17% BUY $15.95 0.22 1.40% $9,314.80 $455.52 5.14% N/A
HYGH 90 13% BUY $81.18 0.32 0.40% $7,306.20 $99.00 1.37% N/A
ISVAF 14 18% BUY $736.28 5.28 0.72% $10,307.89 $792.09 8.32% N/A
MBFJF 1,314 15% BUY $6.35 -0.09 -1.43% $8,341.27 ($462.53) -5.25% N/A
TOYOF 702 18% BUY $13.90 -0.2 -1.43% $9,757.80 $119.27 1.24% N/A