Question
Financial Management Part 1
Part 1 Due Week 7 (1–2 pages)
Imagine that you are a financial manager researching
investments for your client. Think of a friend or a family member
as a client. Define her or his characteristics and goals such as an
employee or employer, relatively young (less than 40 years) or
close to retirement, having some savings/property, a risk taker or
risk averter, etc. Next, use Nexis Uni at the Strayer University
library, located at Nexis Uni, click on “Company Dossier” to
research the stock of any U.S. publicly traded company that you may
consider as an investment opportunity for your client. Your
investment should align with your client’s investment goals. (Note:
Please ensure that you are able to find enough information about
this company in order to complete this assignment. You will create
an appendix, in which you will insert related information.)
Provide a rationale for the stock that you selected,
indicating the significant economic, financial, and other factors
that led you to consider this stock.
Suggest the primary reasons why the selected stock is a
suitable investment for your client. Include a description of your
client’s profile.
Just list five resources you’ll use to complete this
assignment and begin to build your reference list. Remember you
must use at least five quality academic resources for the final
assignment.
Refer to the following resources to assist with completing
your assignment:
Stock Selection
Forbes: “Six rules to follow when picking stocks”
CNN Money: “Stocks: Investing in stocks”
The Motley Fool: “13 steps to investing foolishly”
Seeking Alpha: “The Graham And Dodd Method For Valuing
Stocks”
Investopedia: “Guide to Stock-Picking Strategies”
Seeking Alpha: “Get Your Smart Beta Here! Dividend Growth
Stocks As ‘Strategic Beta’ Investments”
Market and Company Information
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: “Market structure”
Yahoo! Finance
Mergent Online (Note: This resource is also available through
the Strayer Learning Resource Center.)
Seeking Alpha (Note: This is also available through the
Android or iTunes App store.)
Morningstar (Note: You can create a no-cost Basic Access
account.)
Research Hub, located in the left menu of your course in
Blackboard
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