Fama-French Three-Factor Model vs. CAPM Risk Factors

Important Risk Factors in Asset Pricing

Industry Factor

  • FIndustry = RIndustry – RStocks: Stocks in the same industry are all exposed to industry-specific shocks (demand, prices, technology).
  • This implies stocks in the same industry tend to have higher correlations with each other.
  • Stocks in an industry will have a large beta with respect to that industry’s factor (BIndustry). Stocks in nearby industries will have moderate BIndustry, and stocks in unrelated industries will have zero BIndustry.

Size

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Business Entity Tax Comparison: S-Corp, C-Corp, & LLC

Key Factors in Choosing a Business Tax Entity

Qualified Business Income (QBI) Deduction

  • Provides a 20% deduction on qualified business income.
  • Available for S-Corporations and Partnerships (pass-through entities).
  • Not available for C-Corporations.
  • Subject to income thresholds (e.g., for 2024: $191,950 for single filers and $383,900 for joint filers), above which the deduction may be limited or phased out.

Self-Employment (SE) Taxes

  • Tax Base: Net earnings from self-employment * 0.9235.
  • Rates: 12.4% for Social
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Financial Markets & Investment Concepts: Core Principles

1. Efficient Market Hypothesis: Strong Form & Abnormal Returns

According to the strong form of the efficient market hypothesis, which of the following activities can still generate abnormal returns?

  • a) Technical analysis
  • b) Fundamental analysis
  • c) Insider trading
  • d) Active asset management
  • e) None of the above

Since strong form efficiency implies all information (public and private) is already incorporated in prices, none of the above activities can generate abnormal returns.

2. Security Market Line

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Fixed Income Markets: Trading & Portfolio Strategies

The Secondary Bond Market Explained

The secondary market refers to all bond transactions that take place after the bond’s initial settlement in the primary market and before its maturity, early redemption, or cancellation. Unlike equity markets, which have long operated with high levels of organization and transparency, fixed income markets have traditionally been more opaque, especially in terms of price discovery and trade reporting. However, since the financial crisis of 2008-2012, regulation

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Essential Financial & Accounting Terms Defined

Essential Financial & Accounting Terms

Accounting Function

Summarizing economic transactions.

Aging Schedule

Classification of accounts receivable by time outstanding.

American Option

An option that can be exercised at any time before its expiration date.

Annuity

An asset that pays a fixed sum each year for a specified number of years.

Authorized Share Capital

The maximum number of shares that a company is permitted to issue, as specified in the firm’s articles of incorporation.

Banker’s Acceptance

An

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Financial Fundamentals: Assets, Statements, and Investment Appraisal

Key Financial Definitions

Current Assets

Assets that can be turned into cash within one operating cycle.

Non-Current Assets

Assets that cannot be liquidated quickly.

Company Creation & Financing

To establish a company, it’s essential to determine the required amount of assets and the necessary sources of long-term financing.

Operating Cycle

The process of converting investment in inventory (stocks) back into cash.

Average Period

The duration of the operating cycle; the time it takes for a firm to convert

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