A 35-year old individual with 4 young children and a spouse who doesn’t work should probably consider purchasing which of the following types of insurance:Long-term care insurance.Disability insurance.Life insurance.(b) and (c).
Mortgage payments:Can be completely deducted from income for tax purposes.Vary from month to month on a fixed rate loan.Represent high principal payments early in the term of the loan.Are typically tax deductible to the extent that they represent payment of interest.
For tax purposes, a capital gain is considered long term if the investment was held more than:1 day.1 month.1 year.10 years.
The strength of economic growth in the United States is reported as changes in the:The Gross Domestic Product (GDP).The National Association of Securities Dealers Index (NASDAQ).The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).The Wealth Index of Investments and Inflation (WIII).
The P/E ratio:Is the same for all firms in a given industry.Does not change over time.Is typically higher for firms whose earnings are expected to grow rapidly.Is the same as the dividend yield.
The total stock market (S&P 500) return during the 1990s was:Predicted by most Wall Street analysts at the beginning of the decade.Lower than the historical averageThe highest of any decade in the 20th century.Approximately the same as the total return during the 1970s.
Variable life insurance:Offers tax deferral.May provide higher return potential and greater risk than a whole life policy.Allows you to invest a portion of the premium in various subaccounts.All of the above.
The number of stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average is:5,000.500.30.10.