1. Your investment fund outperformed (did better) than the S&P500 index this past year. Which of the following best demonstrates your risk adjusted investment abilities?
The positive alpha of your portfolio excess returns regression on the market excess returns.
The zero alpha of your portfolio excess returns regression on the market excess returns.
The excess returns of your portfolio calculated as holding period returns.
The slope of the line from the regress of your portfolio excess returns on the market excess returns.
2. Paul has taken out a loan for $5,000 at 8% APR with monthly payments of $156.68.
How much of his first payment goes to pay the interest due?
How much of Paul's first payment goes towards
To answer this you need to setup the first row of the amortization table for this loan.