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Mutual Funds a Conceptual Approach - Table of Contents

Offering: Mutual Funds a Conceptual Approach

Titles: Fundamental of Mutual Funds in Canada

By Patrick O'Meara

  • 1. An Introduction to Mutual Fund Investing
    • 1.1 - Learning Outcome Statments (LOS)
    • 1.2 - The Concept of a Mutual Fund
    • 1.3 - The Five Primary Investment Objectives
    • 1.4 - Investment Objectives: Risk, Time and Return
  • 2. Why Investors Use Mutual Funds as an Investment Tool
    • 2.1 - Learning Outcome Statments (LOS)
    • 2.2 - The Five Advantages to Using Mutual Funds as an Investment Tool
  • 3. The Organizational Structure of a Mutual Fund
    • 3.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 3.2 - The Mutual Fund Company
    • 3.3 - The Management Company
    • 3.4 - The Transfer Agent
    • 3.5 - The Custodian
    • 3.6 - The Fund Distributor (Sales Force)
    • 3.7 - The Portfolio Manager
  • 4. The Mutual Fund Universe in Canada
    • 4.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 4.2 - Differentiating Between Open-End and Closed-End Mutual Funds
    • 4.3 - The Three Basic Categories of Open-End Mutual Funds
  • 5. The Essence of a Mutual Fund: Its Underlying Assets and Liabilities
    • 5.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 5.2 - The Assets and Liabilities of a Mutual Fund
    • 5.3 - The Price per Share for a No Load Mutual Fund
  • 6. Management Expense Fees: What Mutual Fund Managers Get Paid
    • 6.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 6.2 - Management Fees
    • 6.3 - Calculating the Management Expense Ratio (MER)
  • 7. A Basic Primer on the Economics of Money Capital
    • 7.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 7.2 - The Nature of Investment Capital
    • 7.3 - The Cost of Borrowing
  • 8. An Overview of Liquid Investments
    • 8.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 8.2 - Liquid Investments
    • 8.3 - The Money Markets
  • 9. An Overview of Investments That Offer Safety of Principal
    • 9.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 9.2 - Fixed Income Investments
    • 9.3 - Understanding Bond ``Speak''
    • 9.4 - Secured and Unsecured Bonds
    • 9.5 - Bonds with Embedded Options
    • 9.6 - Mortgages
  • 10. The Risks and Returns of Bond Investing
    • 10.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 10.2 - The Risks of Investing in Bonds
    • 10.3 - Calculating Bond Yields
  • 11. The Economics of Interest Rates and the Yield Curve
    • 11.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 11.2 - What is a Yield Curve?
  • 12. A Brief Overview of Corporate Profits and Dividends
    • 12.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 12.2 - Why do we Invest in Common and Preferred Shares?
    • 12.3 - Corporate Profits and Distribution to Shareholders
    • 12.4 - The Board of Directors and Dividends
  • 13. Preferred Shares: A Hybrid Between Income and Safety
    • 13.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 13.2 - What is a Preferred Share?
    • 13.3 - Preferred Share Dividends: Fixed and Variable Dividend Rates
    • 13.4 - Participating Preferred Shares
    • 13.5 - Preferred Shares with Embedded Options
    • 13.6 - Valuing a Preferred Share
  • 14. Common Shares: Total Return from Growth and Dividends
    • 14.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 14.2 - What are Common Shares? What Rights Do They Offer Investors?
    • 14.3 - Total Return
  • 15. Calculating the Intrinsic Value of a Common Stock
    • 15.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 15.2 - The Variables that Affect the Value of a Common Stock
  • 16. An Introduction to Risk Adjusted Returns
    • 16.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 16.2 - Defining What is Meant by the Term ``Risk''
    • 16.3 - Total Return and Total Risk
    • 16.4 - Understanding Total Risk: Systematic and Unsystematic Risk
    • 16.5 - Risk Adjusted Returns: The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
    • 16.6 - Calculation of an Investor's Required Rate of Return: The CAPM
    • 16.7 - Measuring Risk in Bond Portfolio
  • 17. The Basics of Derivatives Markets
    • 17.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 17.2 - Defining the term ``Derivative''
    • 17.3 - Options: Rights but no Obligations
    • 17.4 - Futures Contracts
    • 17.5 - Rights and Warrants
  • 18. How Mutual Funds Help Investors Achieve their Investment Objectives
    • 18.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 18.2 - Funds that Offer Liquidity and Income
    • 18.3 - Funds that Offer Relative Safety of Principal and Income
    • 18.4 - Funds that Offer Income and Growth
    • 18.5 - Funds that Offer Growth
    • 18.6 - International and Global Funds
    • 18.7 - Specialty Funds: Potential for Growth but Less Diversification
    • 18.8 - Real Estate Funds
  • 19. The Portfolio Manager
    • 19.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 19.2 - The Portfolio Manager
    • 19.3 - Investment Management: Passive versus Active Investment Management
    • 19.4 - How do Active Portfolio Managers Pick Stocks?
  • 20. The Portfolio Manager's Job: Analyzing and Selecting Investments
    • 20.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 20.2 - Selection Effect and ROI
    • 20.3 - The Three Primary Financial Statements
    • 20.4 - Ratio Analysis: A Tool of Fundamental Analysis
  • 21. Analyzing Mutual Fund Performance
    • 21.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 21.2 - Reporting Mutual Fund Performance in Canada
    • 21.3 - Attribution Analysis
    • 21.4 - Breaking Down Return Investment of a Portfolio
  • 22. An Overview of Financial Asset Markets
    • 22.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 22.2 - What is a Market?
    • 22.3 - A Basic Supply and Demand Model
    • 22.4 - The Financial Markets and the Laws of Supply and Demand
    • 22.5 - Financial Markets
  • 23. Trading Securities and the Creation of ``New'' Securities
    • 23.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 23.2 - The Securities Industry in Canada
    • 23.3 - The Creation of a New Security
    • 23.4 - The Language of Stock Trading
  • 24. Buying Stocks on Margin and Short Selling
    • 24.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 24.2 - Leverage
    • 24.3 - Buying Stocks on Margin
    • 24.4 - Short Selling Stock
  • 25. The Macroeconomic Environment and Investing
    • 25.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 25.2 - What is Macroeconomics?
    • 25.3 - Measuring Economic Performance
    • 25.4 - Nominal and Real GDP
    • 25.5 - Inflation
    • 25.6 - Why is Inflation the Enemy of Investors?
    • 25.7 - Measuring Unemployment
    • 25.8 - The Phillips Curve: The Relationship between Unemployment and Inflation
    • 25.9 - Government Policy
  • 26. A Primer on Dollar Cost Averaging
    • 26.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 26.2 - What is Dollar Cost Averaging?
    • 26.3 - Dayna's Dollar Cost Averaging Strategy
  • 27. The Basics of Income Taxation in Canada
    • 27.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 27.2 - Introduction to Taxation of Income in Canada
    • 27.3 - Income Tax Deductions
    • 27.4 - Income Tax Credits
  • 28. Understanding the Difference Between Marginal and Average Tax Rates
    • 28.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 28.2 - Progressive Taxation in Canada - Marginal Tax Rates (MTR)
    • 28.3 - Progressive Taxation in Canada - Average Tax Rates
  • 29. Dividend Income: Income with a Tax ``Preference''
    • 29.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 29.2 - A Review of Corporate Profits and Dividend Income
    • 29.3 - The Dividend Tax Credit
  • 30. Calculating Capital Gains and Losses
    • 30.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 30.2 - Defining Capital Gains and Losses
    • 30.3 - Taxable Capital Gains (Losses): The 50\% Inclusion Rate
    • 30.4 - Tax Treatment of Capital Losses
    • 30.5 - Calculating Net Capital Gains and Losses
    • 30.6 - CRA's Superficial Loss Rule
    • 30.7 - Mutual Funds and Capital Gains (Losses)
  • 31. A Basic Income Splitting Strategy: Spousal RRSP Contributions
    • 31.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 31.2 - Income Splitting
    • 31.3 - How a Spousal RRSP Works
    • 31.4 - Withdrawals from a Spousal RRSP: CRA's Attribution Rules
  • 32. Canada's Retirement Savings System
    • 32.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 32.2 - Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
    • 32.3 - Old Age Supplement (OAS)
    • 32.4 - Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)
    • 32.5 - Employer Sponsored Pension Plans
    • 32.6 - Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP)
  • 33. The Fundamentals of RRSP Contributions in Kind
    • 33.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 33.2 - What is an In Kind RRSP Contributions
    • 33.3 - Deemed Disposition on an In Kind Contribution
  • 34. Other Registered Savings Plans
    • 34.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 34.2 - Registered Education Savings Plans (RESP)
    • 34.3 - Registered Disability Savings Plans (RDSP)
    • 34.4 - Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSA)
  • 35. You Saved and Now You Want to Use ``it'': Withdrawal Plans
    • 35.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 35.2 - An Overview of Systematic Withdrawal Plans
  • 36. Mutual Fund Regulation and Professional Ethics
    • 36.1 - Learning Outcome Statements (LOS)
    • 36.2 - Overview of Securities Regulation in Canada
    • 36.3 - Mutual Fund Dealers Association (MFDA)
    • 36.4 - What a Non-Registered Person Cannot do with Respect to a Fund Transaction?
    • 36.5 - What a Non-Registered Person Can do with Respect to a Fund Transaction?
    • 36.6 - Dual Employment
    • 36.7 - Advertising of the Fact that a Salesperson is Registered
    • 36.8 - Quotation of a Future NAVPS of a Fund
    • 36.9 - Offer to Repurchase an Investment in a Fund
    • 36.10 - Sales of Mutual Funds to Customers Outside of the Salesperson's Jurisdiction
    • 36.11 - Sales of Investment Products Other than Mutual Funds
    • 36.12 - Powers of Attorney
    • 36.13 - Sales Communications by Salespersons or their Firms