Gold Mining

Question 1

You are a financial planner attempting to evaluate your investment strategy to recommend to clients. Based on your economic background, you believe the Fed is going to loosen monetary policy. Your views may not be consistent with many of your current counterparts. Based on your views, what would be your recommendations about investments in the following industries? Explain how your recommendations are influenced by industry life cycles in:

1. gold mining and
2. construction.

Your paper must be in a Word document of two to four pages, not counting a title and references page. Include calculations if you wish, supporting your argument, in a table within your paper and be sure to submit only one document to be graded in response to this assignment. Cite a minimum of three outside sources, one of which may be your course textbook, in support of your responses.

Question 2

Develop a three- to four-page analysis (excluding the title and reference pages) on the projected return on investment for your college education and projected future employment. This analysis will consist of two parts:

Part 1: Explain how you made the decision to pursue an education in Business or Finance. Include a summary of expenses related to that decision, such as: cost of tuition, cost of books, the interest you may pay on any loans and any other associated expenses.

Part 2: Conduct research on your desired occupation and identify how much compensation (return) you expect to earn. How long will it take to pay back the return on this investment? Be sure to consider the trade-off between the cost of education and the expected return on investment.

The research paper should be comprehensive and include specific examples. The paper should be formatted according to APA style