An insurance company is
a. not a financial intermediary because they do not take direct deposits and do not make loans.
b. a financial intermediary because they take deposits and make mortgages and car loans.
c. not a financial intermediary because financial intermediaries act as a go-between for borrowers and lenders.
d. a financial intermediary because they take premiums and use them to purchase financial securities.

Stocks a, b, and c are similar in some respects: each has an expected return of 10% and a standard deviation of 25%. stocks a and b have returns that are independent of one another; i.e., their correlation coefficient, r, equals zero. stocks a and c have returns that are negatively correlated with one another; i.e., r is less than 0. portfolio ab is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half in stock b. portfolio ac is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half invested in stock c. which of the following statements is correct? a. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is greater than 25%.b. portfolio ac has an expected return that is less than 10%.c. portfolio ac has a standard deviation that is less than 25%.d. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is equal to 25%.e. portfolio ac has an expected return that is greater than 25%.

Asmall company has 10,000 shares. joan owns 200 of these shares. the company decided to split its shares. what is joan's ownership percentage after the split

What is a potential negative effect of an expansionary policy? decreased borrowing increased interest rates increased inflation decreased available credit