Imagine that you are a financial manager researching investments for your client. Use the Strayer Learning Resource Center to research the stock of any U.S. publicly traded company that you may consider as an investment opportunity for your client. Your investment should align with your clients investment goals. (Note: Please ensure that you are able to find enough information about this company in order to complete this assignment. You will create an appendix in which you will insert related information.)The assignment covers the following topics:Rationale for choosing the company in which to investRatio analysisStock price analysisRecommendationsRefer to the following resources to assist with completing your assignment:Stock SelectionForbes Six Rules to Follow When Picking StocksCNN Money Stocks: Investing in stocksThe Motley Fool 13 Steps to Investing FoolishlySeeking Alpha The Graham And Dodd Method For Valuing StocksInvestopedia Guide to Stock-Picking StrategiesSeeking Alpha Get Your Smart Beta Here! Dividend Growth Stocks As Strategic Beta InvestmentsMarket and Company InformationU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Market StructureYahoo! FinanceMergent Online (Note: This resource is also available through the Strayer Learning Resource Center.)Seeking Alpha (Note: Also available through the Android or iTunes App store.)Morningstar (Note: You can create a no-cost Basic Access account.)Research Hub located in the left menu of your course in Blackboard.Write a ten to fifteen (10-15) page paper in which you:Provide a rationale for the stock that you selected indicating the significant economic financial and other factors that led you to consider this stock.Suggest the primary reasons why the selected stock is a suitable investment for your client. Include a description of your clients profile.Select any five (5) financial ratios that you have learned about in the text. Analyze the past three (3) years of the selected financial ratios for the company; you may obtain this information from the companys financial statements. Determine the companys financial health. (Note: Suggested ratios include but are not limited to current ratio quick ratio earnings per share and price earnings ratio.)Based on your financial review determine the risk level of the stock from your investors point of view. Indicate key strategies that you may use in order to minimize these perceived risks.Provide your recommendations of this stock as an investment opportunity. Support your rationale with resources such as peer-reviewed articles material from the Strayer Learning Resource Center and reviews by market analysts.Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note:Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be typed double spaced using Times New Roman font (size 12) with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment the students name the professors name the course title and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:Critique financial management strategies that support business operations in various market environments.Analyze financial statements for key ratios cash flow positions and taxation effects.Review fixed income strategies using time value of money concept bond valuation methods and interest rate calculations.Estimate the risk and return on financial investments.Apply financial management options to corporate finance.Determine the cost of capital and how to maximize returns.Formulate cash flow analysis for capital projects including project risks and returns.Evaluate how corporate valuation and forecasting affect financial management.Analyze how capital structure decision-making practices impact financial management.Use technology and information resources to research issues in financial management.Write clearly and concisely about financial management using proper writing mechanics.Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.NOTE:For #2 you may follow the suggestion below:#2.Suggest the primary reasons why the selected stock is a suitable investment for your client. Include a description of your clients profile.For the description of your Clients Profile you can review the example below and create your own version:For example in summary client’s profile is creating the background of your client. For example your client is Cash who is an entrepreneur with a successful business and has great education and investment portfolio but is skeptical on investment decision due to the financial crash and previous bad investment outcomes. Therefore since Cash is your client you should be able to convince Cash to invest in the stock that you have chosen. Since you are familiar with Cashs history or background from what you will described you should be able to advise your client on investment strategies. In other words you are setting the stage for your client such as being smart successful rich poor young at retirement age afraid to invest love investment or whatever description your choose etc. Based on your clients background suggest the primary reasons why the selected stock (which is the company that you will choose such as Apple etc.) is a suitable investment for your client.AppendixAt the bottom of your paper use separate sheets for the Appendix you can include the Financial Reports such as the Balance Sheet Income Statement Owners Equity and Statement of Cash Flowsfrom the companys financial statements that you have researched the stock of any U.S. publicly traded company that you may consider as an investment opportunity for your client including information from item #3. Select any five (5) financial ratios that you have learned about in the text. Analyze the past three (3) years of the selected financial ratios for the company; you may obtain this information from the companys financial statements. Determine the companys financial health. (Note: Suggested ratios include but are not limited to current ratio quick ratio earnings per share and price earnings ratio.)IMPORANT NOTE:(Note: Please ensure that you are able to find enough information about this company in order to complete this assignment. You will create an appendix in which you will insert related information.)Appendix will not be counted for theten to fifteen (10-15) page paper. This is separate from the ten to fifteen (10-15) page requirement. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note:Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources. Example of any U.S. publicly traded company: Apple Inc Walmart Coca-Cola etc. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
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