{"id":87086,"date":"2022-08-12T14:48:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T14:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/southern-new-hampshire-university-fin-640-final-project-guidelines\/"},"modified":"2022-08-12T14:48:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T14:48:07","slug":"southern-new-hampshire-university-fin-640-final-project-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/southern-new-hampshire-university-fin-640-final-project-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern new hampshire university fin 640 final project guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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southern new hampshire university<\/p>\n

FIN 640 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric<\/p>\n

Overview<\/p>\n

For the final project, you will submit an investment analysis report for a hypothetical company, based on provided constraints and research of market and industry trends. You will need to utilize the topics covered throughout the course in order to demonstrate mastery of the knowledge and skill required of a corporate investment manager. Through research and calculations, you will be analyzing the company\u2019s place in the financial market, constructing a portfolio, and compiling your findings in an executive summary to justify your investment strategies and decisions, along with evaluating the investment performances.<\/p>\n

As a corporate investment manager, it is your responsibility to construct an investment portfolio that will generate the maximum rate of return within a given risk class. In order to be successful in this, you need to synthesize your knowledge of your company\u2019s industry and its place in the wider financial markets and of the modern portfolio theory, along with utilizing both qualitative and quantitative skills.<\/p>\n

This project addresses the following course outcomes:<\/p>\n

\uf0b7 Evaluate financial market conditions in order to assess impact on companies and their portfolios<\/p>\n

\uf0b7 Calculate rates of return for shareholders utilizing the dividend discount model and market multiples<\/p>\n

\uf0b7 Determine appropriate balance between risk and return when constructing company portfolios<\/p>\n

\uf0b7 Justify how securities in a portfolio reflect stakeholders\u2019 investment objectives and meet professional standards<\/p>\n

\uf0b7 Analyze industry trends in relation to company valuation on an absolute and relative basis for informing investment decisions<\/p>\n

\uf0b7 Implement portfolio management strategies that meet the investment objectives of a corporation<\/p>\n

Prompt<\/p>\n

You are a new investment manager of XYZ Tech Company. The CEO has asked you to produce an investment analysis report. Using the provided information and investment parameters for the company along with your own financial database research, prepare an investment analysis report for the company. Your analysis report should include compiled data spreadsheets, a complete portfolio, and a justification of your investment strategies in an executive summary.<\/p>\n

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:<\/p>\n

I. Company and Market Analysis: In this section, you will analyze the company and its position in the financial markets.<\/p>\n

A. Financial Markets<\/p>\n

i. Analyze the five-year performance of the domestic economy relative to the financial markets.<\/p>\n

ii. Explain specific market performance data based on compiled asset valuation model inputs supported by database research of five-year sector and industry performance and current trends.<\/p>\n

iii. Evaluate the impact of the five-year and current macroeconomic data on asset prices.<\/p>\n

B. Company Valuation<\/p>\n

Final Project Rubric<\/p>\n

Guidelines for Submission: Your final submission should be 7\u201311 pages in length. The Investment Analysis Report should include a spreadsheet of your compiled data, a complete portfolio, and a 2- to 3-page executive summary. The total page length includes the executive summary but does not include title, reference pages, or the spreadsheet. It should be written in 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, following the most recent APA standards for formatting and referencing.<\/p>\n

Critical Elements<\/p>\n

Exemplary<\/p>\n

Proficient<\/p>\n

Needs Improvement<\/p>\n

Not Evident<\/p>\n

Value<\/p>\n

Company and Market Analysis: Financial Markets: Domestic Economy<\/p>\n

Meets \u201cProficient\u201d criteria, and analysis demonstrates keen insight into the relation of economic performance to financial markets<\/p>\n

(100%)<\/p>\n

Analyzes the five-year performance of the domestic economy relative to the financial markets<\/p>\n

(90%)<\/p>\n

Analyzes the five-year performance of the domestic economy relative to the financial markets, but analysis is cursory or contains inaccuracies<\/p>\n

(70%)<\/p>\n

Does not analyze the performance of the domestic economy<\/p>\n

(0%)<\/p>\n

5.28<\/p>\n

Company and Market Analysis: Financial Markets: Asset Valuation Model Inputs<\/p>\n

Meets \u201cProficient\u201d criteria, and the database research used exemplifies advanced knowledge of performance and trends<\/p>\n

(100%)<\/p>\n

Explains specific market performance data based on compiled asset valuation model inputs supported by database research of five-year sector and industry performance and current trends<\/p>\n

(90%)<\/p>\n

Explains specific market performance data based on compiled asset valuation model inputs, but explanation is cursory, is not supported by database research of five-year sector and industry performance and current trends, or contains inaccuracies<\/p>\n

(70%)<\/p>\n

Does not explain specific market performance data based on compiled asset valuation model inputs<\/p>\n

(0%)<\/p>\n

5.28<\/p>\n

Company and Market Analysis: Financial Markets: Macroeconomic Data<\/p>\n

Meets \u201cProficient\u201d criteria, and evaluation demonstrates keen insight into the impact of macroeconomic data on asset pricing<\/p>\n

(100%)<\/p>\n

Evaluates the impact of the five-year and current macroeconomic data on asset prices<\/p>\n

(90%)<\/p>\n

Evaluates the impact of the five-year and current macroeconomic data on asset prices, but evaluation is cursory or contains inaccuracies<\/p>\n

(70%)<\/p>\n

Does not evaluate the impact of the macroeconomic data on asset prices<\/p>\n

(0%)<\/p>\n

5.28<\/p>\n

Company and Market Analysis: Company Valuation: Financial Items an Key Ratios<\/p>\n

Meets \u201cProficient\u201d criteria, and comparisons demonstrate keen insight into the relation of the company to industry peers in terms of key financial ratios<\/p>\n

(100%)<\/p>\n

Analyzes the company\u2019s financial items and key ratios in order to demonstrate a comparison to peers and industry<\/p>\n

(90%)<\/p>\n

Analyzes the company\u2019s financial items and key ratios in order to demonstrate a comparison to peers and industry, but analysis is cursory, comparison is incomplete, or response contains inaccuracies<\/p>\n

(70%)<\/p>\n

Does not analyze the company\u2019s financial items and key ratios in order to demonstrate a comparison to peers and industry<\/p>\n

(0%)<\/p>\n

5.28<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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