Bonds and Common Stock Are Generally Both Classified as Fixed

question 30

True/False

Bonds and common stock are generally both classified as fixed income securities.

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Definitions:

Cash Dividend

A payment made by a company out of its earnings to its shareholders, usually in the form of cash.

Information Content Effect

Refers to how a company's stock price reacts to the announcement of financial information, indicating the market's response based on the news' perceived value.

Dividend Payout

Dividend Payout refers to the proportion of earnings that a company distributes to its shareholders as dividends.

NPV Projects

Projects evaluated using Net Present Value, a method to calculate the profitability by comparing the present value of cash inflows with the present value of cash outflows over time.