Camille, a college student, feels that now is a good time to buy stocks. however, because she doesn't have any savings, she decides to borrow $15,000 at an annual interest rate of 8 percent. she must make an interest-only payment each year for five years plus repay the entire principal in year five. on august 1, 2018 when camille obtained the loan, camille invested $10,000 in several individual stocks and used the remaining $5,000 to pay her tuition for the year. assuming camille's investment income this year is greater than her investment interest expense this year, how much investment interest expense can she deduct in 2018?

Alex is a working professional and has managed to save a small amount of money from his earnings. he wants to invest in something that is customized to his risk appetite. which financial institution should he choose? a. hedge funds b. mutual funds c. life insurance companies d. credit unions e. pension funds

If you were running a company, what are at least two things you could do to improve its productivity.

Christopher kim, cfa, is a banker with batts brothers, an investment banking firm. kim follows the energy industry and has frequent contact with industry executives. kim is contacted by the ceo of a large oil and gas corporation who wants batts brothers to underwrite a secondary offering of the company's stock. the ceo offers kim the opportunity to fly on his private jet to his ranch in texas for an exotic game hunting expedition if kim's firm can complete the underwriting within 90 days. according to cfa institute standards of conduct, kim: a) may accept the offer as long as he discloses the offer to batts brothers.b) may not accept the offer because it is considered lavish entertainment.c) must obtain written consent from batts brothers before accepting the offer.