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Follow the instructions for ProctorU. Make sure you look over the requirements and rules for using ProttorU before completing this assignment. Schedule and take the practice test before you try to take the course exams using the proctoring service ProctorU. You will have 15 minutes to answer the questions on this short assignment once the live person has checked you in and you have begun the “test.”You may use your notes or the PowerPoint slides from this class to help you answer questions on this assignment and on the exam itself (you can use three pages of them on the exam itself), but the information must be in digital form, on your computer screen. Do not use hardcopy notes or slides. 

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3. There are multiple means of support and support strategies listed throughout the syllabus.

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The ROA for financial institutions such as banks is typically quite low compared to nonfinancial firms. Why? With such low ROAs, how can banks attract stockholders?

What is the main purpose of index funds? How do index funds differ from equity mutual funds? 

What is an annuity? What are the key differences between life insurance and buying an annuity? 

Who were the five largest investment banks at the beginning of 2008 and what happened to their existence by the end of 2008? Please list the names of these five largest investment banks and discuss what type of businesses they are now? 

What types of firms are called securities firms? Why is ownership capital a more important measure of the size of a securities firm than the amount of total assets? What other measures would be useful to estimate their size, given the diversity of this industry?

What is the significance of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956? What are some important provisions of this act?