Part one of term paper
I have been managing the mock portfolio seen in Appendix A for the last eighty-one days. Over the course of this semester stock markets have been bullish in recuperating from losses suffered over the summer months. I attribute the decline of market values to negative global news. Multi-national political issues have lead to instability in ...

Part two of term paper
... defined benefit pension plan I have opted to be passive in management. I wanted to use a passive management strategy for this project for several reasons. First using a passive strategy I will accrue less commissions and/or custodial fees associated with frequent buying and selling. I also believe that prices are reflective of all information that is relevant to that securities valuation. We studied in chapters 4, 5, 6 of Fabozzi's Investment Management that we can capture returns similar to t ...