Question 1

Which one of the following statements related to market crashes is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)   Financial market crashes are unique to the United States.
B)   A severe market decline tends to occur over a multi-day period.
C)   Once the market finally crashed in 1929,stock prices began to slowly increase again.
D)   The market crash of 1987 occurred on a day when trading volume was light indicating there were a limited number of irrational investors involved.
E)   Actions in Washington,D.C.may have helped contribute to the market crash in 1929 but not to the 1987 crash.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Explain 1)the concept of house money,2)why the house money concept is such a common behavior for so many individuals and 3)why house money is an irrational behavior.

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Question 3

You are the manager of a retail store.You believe the economy is in a recession and that sales for the month will be unusually slow.Since you have complete discretion over the pricing at your location,you decide to have a store-wide sale and offer 10 percent off all merchandise for a 3-day period.You don't expect your superiors to criticize this decision as you believe they,along with the majority of the other store managers,feel the same way about the economy as you do.Which one of the following applies to you?

Accepted Answer

A)  recency bias
B)  law of small numbers
C)  gambler's fallacy
D)  false consensus
E)  money illusionF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Most people would tend to agree that technology stocks were highly overvalued in the late 1990's.This time period is best described as a technology:

Accepted Answer

A)  crash.
B)  circle.
C)  bubble.
D)  limit.
E)  arbitrage.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following statements are correct?
I.Many professional fund managers are paid well but fail to outperform as expected.
II.Professional fund managers that have tenures in excess of ten years,tend to consistently outperform the market on a long-term basis.
III.If a market is truly efficient,then all investments in that market are zero net present value opportunities.
IV.Actively managing a fund appears to be the key to outperforming the market.

Accepted Answer

A)  I and III only
B)  II and IV only
C)  II and III only
D)  I, II, and III only
E)  I, II, III, and IVF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

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