Maximizing Returns: A Personalized Investment Brief for Sheryl's Lotto Winnings

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In summary, Sheryl has an opportunity to invest her lottery winnings in a variety of different assets in order to achieve her financial goals. She is advised to consider investing in stocks and bonds, and to take a conservative approach to her investment choices in order to minimise risk and maximise return. The market situation for equities is discussed, and Sheryl's recommendations for how to allocate her winnings and approach her investment decisions are provided.
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I got this please help!

Scenario:
You are a financial advisor employed by a well-respected firm of stockbrokers, Krook and Dodgy. A large lotto winner, Sheryl, has approached your firm for advice on what to do with her winnings. Sheryl is in her early forties, has three teenage children, is divorced and is a part-time shop assistant. She is hoping to gain a secure source of income to supplement her meager wages and to help pay for children's education at school and University. However, she is also concernced that her low wages have prevented her from making adequate provision for her financial security when she retires.

Your company's policy is that each potienal client should receive a personalized "Investment-Brief" which takes their circumstances into account, while providing them with the information necessary to make an informed decision about the purchase of assests to best met their financial goals.

The Task:
Write an investment brief for Sheryl's circumstances. Include the following information.

1. A brief summary of the types of assests that she could purchase.
2. An outlinge of the different risk categories for equity assests(shares)
3. An explanation of the key principles used to reduce risk and maximise return from assests purchased when putting together an assest portfolio.
4. the current market situation for equit assests(with factual supporting evidence)
5. your recommendations for:
the types of assests she could purchase (including specific, examples)
te proportion of her winnings she could allocate to, and within, each assest type
the approach she take to purchasing equity assests
6. The reason(s) for each of your recommendations, including information to support your conclusions.
 
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these are not econ questions
 
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man can u help please?
can u exlpain what to do here?
 
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What does your book tell you?
 
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Find a good book on finance.
 
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What class is this for? What have you learned? The questions asked of this report would require the knowledge acquired in a textbook in investment management to answer. For example, Bodie, Kane, and Marcus.
 
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And this is really not the forum for it. Although in the few economic questions I've seen brought up people have shown good capabilities towards it, this really sounds like textbook-ish questions more suited for people who are into the field.
 
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what is the best forum for economics then?
 
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eassam said:
what is the best forum for economics then?

http://www.tutor2u.net/ It was posted by Iansmith a couple of threads down and I've found usefull for checking up things. But even if it has notes on various economic fields it can not replace textbooks. It also has a forum.
 
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thanks man, the forum is alright!
 

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