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BOOK 4- ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS AND FIXED INCOME
Readings and Learning Outcome Statements .......................................................... 3
Study Session 13- Alternative Investments ............................................................ 9
Self-Test- Alternative Investments ..................................................................... 132
Study Session 14 - Fixed Income: Valuation Concepts .............................. .......... 136
Study Session 15- Fixed Income: Structured Securities ............................ .......... 227
Self-Test - Fixed Income .................................................................................... 307
Formulas ............................................................................................................ 310
Index ................................................................................................................. 315
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READINGS AND
LEARNING OUTCOME STATEMENTS
READINGS
The following material is a review of the Alternative Investments and Fixed Income principles designed to address the Learning outcome statements set forth by CFA Institute.
STUDY SESSION 13
Reading Assignments
Alternative Investments and Fixed Income, CPA Program Curriculum, Volume 5, Level II (CPA Institute, 2012)
38. Private Real Estate Investments
39: Publicly Traded Real Estate Securities 40. Private Equity Valuation
41. Investing in Hedge Funds: A Survey
page 9 page 42 page 69 page 117
STUDY SESSION 14
Reading Assignments
Alternative Investments and Fixed Income, CPA Program Curriculum, Volume 5, Level II (CPA Institute, 2012)
42. Fundamentals of Credit Analysis
43. Term Structure and Volatility of Interest Rates 44. Valuing Bonds with Embedded Options
STUDY SESSION 15
Reading Assignments
Alternative Investments and Fixed Income, CPA Program Curriculum, Volume 5, Level II (CPA Institute, 2012)
45. Mortgage-Backed Sector of the Bond Market 46. Asset-Backed Sector of the Bond Market
47. Valuing Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities
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page 227 page 258 page 283
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Book 4 - Alternative Investments and Fixed Income Readings and Learning Outcome Statements
LERNING OUTCOME STATEMENTS (LOS)
The CPA Institute Learning Outcome Statements are listed below. These are repeated in each topic review; however, the order may have been changed in order to get a better fit with the
flow of the review.
STUDY SESSION 13
The topical coverage corresponds with the following CPA Institute assigned reading: 38. Private Real Estate Investments
The candidate should be able to:
a. classify and describe basic forms of real estate investments. (page 9)
b. describe the characteristics, the classification, and basic segments of real estate. (page 10)
c. explain the role in a portfolio, the major economic value determinants, investment characteristics, and principal risks of private real estate. (page 12)
d. describe commercial property types, including their distinctive investment characteristics. (page 14)
e. compare the income, cost, and sales comparison approaches to valuing real estate properties. (page 15)
f. estimate and interpret the inputs (for example, net operating income, capitalization rate, and discount rate) to the direct capitalization and discounted cash flow valuation methods. (page 17)
g. calculate the value of a property using the direct capitalization and discounted cash flow methods. (page 17)
h. compare the direct capitalization and discounted cash flow methods. (page 25)
1. calculate the value of a property using the cost and sales comparison approaches. (page 26)
J. describe due diligence in private equity real estate investment. (page 31)
k. discuss private equity real estate investment indices, including their construction
and potential biases. (page 31)
1. explain the role in a portfolio, the major economic value determinants, investment characteristics, principal risks, and due diligence of private real estate debt investment. (page 12)
m. calculate and interpret financial ratios used to analyze and evaluate private real estate investments. (page 32)
The topical coverage corresponds with the following CPA Institute assigned reading: 39. Publicly Traded Real Estate Securities
The candidate should be able to:
a. describe types of publicly traded real estate securities. (page 42)
b. explain advantages and disadvantages of investing in real estate through publicly traded securities. (page 43)
c. explain economic value determinants, investment characteristics, principal risks, and due diligence considerations for real estate investment trust (REIT) shares. (page 45)
d. describe types of REITs. (page 47)
e. justify the use of net asset value per share (NAVPS) in REIT valuation and estimate NAVPS based on forecasted cash net operating income. (page 51)
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