Investments Analysis and Behavior Chapter 1

Learning Objectives n n n Learn the power of building wealth through investing over time. Understand the nature and performance of financial assets. Identify common objectives of investors. Practice obtaining important financial information. Become acquainted with job opportunities in the financial services sector. 1 -2

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Buy High, Sell Low? ! n It is obvious that investors should buy low and sell high in order to build wealth over time. ¨ n So why do investors frequently buy high and sell low? The investment process involves analytical analysis of investment alternatives that are filtered through a decision process that is fraught with psychological biases. ¨ To be a successful investor, you should be able to use the analytical tools and control your emotions and psychological biases! 1 -4

Building Wealth Recipe for success: Start with some cash… Earn a high rate of return… Add lots of time… n How important are time and return? 1 -5

Table 1. 1 Compound Interest Leads to Amazing Growth Over a 24 -year period, a 9% return leads to twice the wealth of 6% returns, and 12% returns almost quadruple the wealth generated by a 6% return. Look What $10, 000 Turns into Number With an Investment Return of: of Years 6% 9% 12% 1 $10, 600 $10, 900 $11, 200 2 11, 236 11, 881 12, 544 3 11, 910 12, 950 14, 049 4 12, 625 14, 116 15, 735 6 14, 185 16, 771 19, 738 8 15, 938 19, 926 24, 760 12 20, 122 28, 127 38, 960 16 25, 404 39, 703 61, 304 20 32, 071 56, 044 96, 463 24 40, 489 79, 111 151, 786 28 51, 117 111, 671 238, 839 32 64, 534 157, 633 375, 817 36 81, 473 222, 512 591, 356 40 102, 857 314, 094 930, 510 (Note: Annual compounding is assumed. ) 1 -6

Asset Classes n Cash Reserves ¨ i. e. , short-term money market instruments ¨ U. S. Treasury bills, Savings deposits, CDs ¨ Commercial Paper n Bonds ¨ Debt obligations over one year ¨ Treasury Notes, Treasury Bonds, Municipal Bonds ¨ Corporate Bonds n Stocks ¨ Common stock is ownership of a public corporation 1 -7

Historical Returns of Stocks and Bonds n Stocks have earned an average return of around 12% per year for the past 50 years. ¨ Depending n what index is used. Long-term Treasury bonds have earned around 6% per year. ¨ 50%/50% allocation to stocks/bonds would average around 9% n But there is a lot of volatility! 1 -8

Stocks Year Treasury (S&P 500) Bonds Bills 1970 4. 0% 12. 11% 6. 5% 1990 -3. 2% 6. 18% 7. 5% 1971 14. 3% 13. 23% 4. 3% 1991 30. 6% 19. 30% 5. 4% 1972 19. 0% 5. 69% 4. 1% 1992 7. 7% 8. 05% 3. 5% 1973 -14. 7% -1. 11% 7. 0% 1993 10. 0% 18. 24% 3. 0% 1974 -26. 5% 4. 35% 7. 9% 1994 1. 3% -7. 77% 4. 3% 1975 37. 2% 9. 20% 5. 8% 1995 37. 4% 31. 67% 5. 5% 1976 23. 8% 16. 75% 5. 0% 1996 23. 1% -0. 93% 5. 0% 1977 -7. 2% -0. 69% 5. 3% 1997 33. 4% 15. 08% 5. 1% 1978 6. 6% -1. 18% 7. 2% 1998 28. 6% 13. 52% 4. 8% 1979 18. 4% -1. 23% 10. 0% 1999 21. 0% -8. 74% 4. 7% 1980 32. 4% -3. 95% 11. 5% 2000 -9. 1% 20. 11% 5. 9% 1981 -4. 9% 1. 86% 14. 0% 2001 -11. 9% 4. 56% 3. 5% 1982 21. 4% 40. 36% 10. 7% 2002 -22. 1% 17. 17% 1. 6% 1983 22. 5% 0. 65% 8. 6% 2003 28. 7% 2. 06% 1. 0% 1984 6. 3% 15. 48% 9. 6% 2004 10. 9% 7. 70% 1. 4% 1985 32. 2% 30. 97% 7. 5% 2005 4. 9% 3. 05% 3. 1% 1986 18. 5% 24. 53% 6. 0% 1987 5. 2% -2. 71% 5. 8% 1988 16. 8% 9. 67% 6. 7% Average 13. 3% 6. 4% 4. 9% 1989 31. 5% 18. 11% 8. 1% Median 15. 4% 3. 6% 4. 7% 1 -9

Start with $10, 000 in each asset. 1 -10

Investment Objectives n Why are you investing? ¨ Retirement, n down payment, vacation, … Investment objectives are important. ¨ Matching goal characteristics with investment characteristics. ¨ Risk, return, time 1 -11

Long-term Investing n Retirement plans from employers n Defined Benefit plans Employer promise to pay a fixed retirement income. ¨ Formula driven. ¨ Employer does all the work and makes decisions ¨ n Defined Contribution plans You save (tax deferred) from paycheck. ¨ Employers may contribute too. ¨ You make all the decisions ¨ Benefit depends on contributions and investment return. ¨ 1 -12

The Long-term Payoff to Regular Investing Can Be Huge Young investors can accumulate significant wealth through regular investing of modest amounts. The longer you wait to start investing, however, the greater the cost to building significant wealth. Wealth Created With an Amount Invested Number Investment Return of: per Year of Years 6% 9% 12% Young Investor $300 40 $46, 429 $101, 365 $230, 127 $1, 200 40 185, 714 405, 459 920, 510 $2, 000 40 309, 524 675, 765 1, 534, 183 $6, 000 40 928, 572 2, 027, 295 4, 602, 549 $12, 000 40 1, 857, 144 4, 054, 589 9, 205, 097 $300 20 11, 036 15, 348 21, 616 $1, 200 20 44, 143 61, 392 86, 463 $2, 000 20 73, 571 102, 320 144, 105 $6, 000 20 220, 714 306, 961 432, 315 $12, 000 20 441, 427 613, 921 864, 629 Middle-age Investor 1 -13

Key Investment Concepts n A portfolio Diversified (hopefully!) collection of stocks, bonds and other assets. ¨ Individual investments are often evaluated on how they change the characteristics of the portfolio. ¨ n Risk Chance of economic loss. ¨ Sometimes measured as a variation in return. ¨ n Expected Return Anticipated gain of a specific period of time. ¨ Often evaluated as compensation for taking certain types of risks. ¨ 1 -14

Efficient Market Hypothesis n Idea that every security at every point in time is fairly priced. ¨ Implication n is that prices are unpredictable Controversial ¨ Market bubbles ¨ Most professional investors don’t beat the market ¨ Investment superstars ¨ Hard to predict the direction of stock prices 1 -15

Investment management performance n At any point in time, many investment managers are beating the market for the month, quarter or year. A couple years later, most of these managers are no longer performing so well. ¨ n Regression to the mean Superstar exceptions Warren Buffett ¨ Peter Lynch ¨ Sir John Templeton ¨ 1 -16

Valuing Assets – future value n Future Value Future value = Present sum × (1 + Interest rate)t The future value of a $5, 000 investment earning 8% interest over a period of 15 years is future value = $5, 000 × (1 + 0. 08)15 = $15, 861 N 15 I/Y 8 PV -5, 000 PMT FV 0 | CPT FV = $15, 860. 85 1 -17

Valuing Assets – present value n Present Value Present value = The present value of a $15, 860 to be received in 15 years with an 8% rate of return is present value = N 15 I/Y 8 = $5, 000 PV PMT FV | 0 15, 860 CPT PV = -$5, 000 1 -18

Valuing Assets – payments Future value = Present value = Over the next 30 years, an employee contributes $3, 000 per year to an investment expected to earn 9% per year. After 30 years, the employee will have: future value = N 30 I/Y 9 = $408, 923 PV PMT FV 0 -3000 | CPT PV = $408, 923 1 -19

Compound Frequency n Mortgages and auto loans use monthly payments and compounding ¨ Dividends paid quarterly ¨ Bonds pay semi-annually n Adjust the number of periods and rate What is the future value of a $1, 000 investment 3 years from now if it receives a 9% annual return compounded (A) annually, (B) quarterly, and (C) continuously? Solution: (A) Future value = $1, 000 X (1 + 0. 09)3 = $1, 295 (B) Future value = $1, 000 X (1 + 0. 0225)12 = $1, 306 (C) Future value = $1, 000 X e 0. 09 x 3 = $1, 310 1 -20

Behavior is important too n Incentives ¨ Stockbroker and commissions ¨ Mutual fund incentives n Psychology ¨ The higher the degree of uncertainty in a decision, the more emotions and psychological biases are used to help make the decision. 1 -21

Getting information - Newspapers Barron’s http: //www. barrons. com/ Biting market commentary once a week, portfolio analysis and databank. Investor’s Business Daily http: //www. investors. com/default. asp Founder William O’Neal dispenses stock picking, charting, and momentum strategies. Big on investor education. The Wall Street Journal http: //online. wsj. com/home/us The daily paper when it comes to financial news and information. Print subscribers get interactive access at a bargain price. USA Today http: //www. usatoday. com/money/front. htm Don’t underestimate “Mc. Paper’s” Money Section when it comes to business, economic, and financial news. It’s terrific! 1 -22

Getting information - Magazines Business Week http: //businessweek. com/index. html Timely business news and analysis, useful business school, career and small business information. The Economist http: //www. economist. com/ Offers analysis and opinion on the business and political events of the week. Forbes http: //forbes. com/ Terrific commentary on economics and financial markets from an allstar stable of regular columnists. Fortune http: //www. fortune. com/fortune Famous for Fortune 500 company list. Interesting advice on career development. Kiplinger's Personal Finance http: //www. kiplinger. com Provides practical guidance on saving, investing, planning for retirement, and major purchases. Money http: //money. cnn. com/ Interesting market commentary, company and mutual fund analysis aimed at novice investors. Smart Money http: //www. smartmoney. com/ Serves the need for personal finance information for affluent, sophisticated, professional, and managerial Americans. 1 -23

Getting information - Online CBS Market. Watch http: //cbs. marketwatch. com Focused on financial news and information. Individual investors can find news, commentary, advice, and stock price information. The Motley Fool www. fool. com An online forum designed to "educate, amuse and enrich investors. " A constant stream of witty investment advice on active message boards. MSN Money http: //moneycentral. msn. com/home. asp Investing highlights for customized portfolios, market reports, mutual fund directory, retirement and personal finance. The. Street. com www. thestreet. com A full menu of stock analysis, market commentary, and biting satire. U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission http: //www. sec. gov/ This is the place to find free access to official SEC filings by individual companies, obrain information about individual brokers, or file a complaint about shady business practices Yahoo! Finance http: //finance. yahoo. com/ A terrific web site with U. S. markets, world markets, quotes, financial news, and data. 1 -24

Investment Industry Jobs n n Jobs ¨ ¨ ¨ Brokers Traders Portfolio managers Financial planners Investment bankers Security analysts Working at ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ Commercial banks Savings and credit unions Securities firms Investment banks Companies Credit rating agencies Mutual funds Life insurance companies Securities exchanges 1 -25

Objectives of the course and text n n Develop a clear understanding of the many useful and practical implications of financial theory. Understand how the incentives of various market participants influence investor decisions and also highlight the impact of a person’s own psychology. Acquire a framework for understanding the returns on all financial assets, including stocks, bonds and financial derivatives. Gain familiarity with the institutions and language of Wall Street so as to facilitate the development of an effective personal investment strategy. 1 -26

Investments Analysis and Behavior Chapter 1 — Introduction