Essay Assignment
Compose a short memo advising President Trump about the current condition of the economy and/or the stock market. You may wish to provide some suggestions for him to consider, using examples and details to support your statements. In your response, you will need to use 10 of the following 25 financial terms/concepts. On the final exam, you will be given 15 terms/concepts from the list below to use in your answer. You will be evaluated on your ability to 1) explain the term/concept correctly in your answer AND 2) use the term/concept correctly.
market value
agency problem
CAPM
industry risk
risk-free rate
discount rate
geometric average
yield to maturity
systematic risk
capital budgeting
dividend yield
PE ratio
Sharpe Ratio
discounted cash flows
NPV
stock valuation
book value
capital structure
unsystematic risk
capital gain
annuity
perpetuity
beta
rate of return
arithmetic average.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.