Why should investment professionals adhere to ethical practices? a. because it reassures clients the investment professionals they hire will operate with their best interests in mind. b. because investment professionals all benefit from more efficient and transparent operation of the market. c. because ethical practices instill public trust in the market. d. because ethical practices are fundamental to the functioning of capital markets. e. all of the above?

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Bonds often pay a coupon twice a year. for the valuation of bonds that make semiannual payments, the number of periods doubles, whereas the amount of cash flow decreases by half. using the values of cash flows and number of periods, the valuation model is adjusted accordingly. assume that a $1,000,000 par value, semiannual coupon us treasury note with three years to maturity has a coupon rate of 3%. the yield to maturity (ytm) of the bond is 7.70%. using this information and ignoring the other costs involved, calculate the value of the treasury note:

Digitalhealth electronics inc. is a company that builds diagnostic devices. it was the first company to develop a compact mri scanner by reconfiguring the components of the mri technology. this smaller and user-friendly version of the huge mri scanner created demand from small hospitals, nursing homes, and private practice doctors who were earlier dependent on the scanning machines in large hospitals. which of the following types of innovations does this scenario best illustrate? a. disruptive innovation b. incremental innovation c. radical innovation d. architectural innovation