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Chapter 4, Problem 8FPE
DETERMINING THE RIGHT AM OUNT OF SHORT-TERM, LIQUID INVESTM ENTS. Leo and Ava Bryant together earn approximately $92,000 a year after taxes. Through an inheritance and some wise investing, they also have an investment portfolio with a value of almost $200,000.
- a. How much of their annual income do you recommend the Bryants hold in some form of liquid savings as reserves? Explain.
- b. How much of their investment portfolio do you recommend they hold in savings and other short-term investment vehicles? Explain.
- c. How much, in total, should they hold in short-term liquid assets?
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