CF2 : Investment and risk
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Audio Masterclasses Seven separate audio masterclasses covering important elements of the CF2 exam syllabus. A great way to vary your study methods, make studying more interesting, and increase knowledge, understanding and information retention. You can listen on your PC, transfer to your MP3 Player or iPod, or burn onto a CD. |

SEVEN SEPARATE TOPICS COVERED:
Economic Influences
- Inflation
- Interest rates
- Business cycles
- Fiscal policy
- Monetary policy
- Money supply
- Balance of payments
- Exchange rates
- Technological, globalisation and socio-economic issues
Risk and Return
- The risk and return of different asset classes
- Liquidity
- Timescales
- Time value for money theory
- Diversification
- Volatility
- Beta
- Alpha
- Standard deviation
- Sharpe ratio
Fixed Interest Securities
- General characteristics
- Risk
- 'cum dividend', 'ex dividend'
- Taxation
- Pricing
- Credit ratings
- Yields
- Interest yield
- Redemption yields
- Debentures
- Convertible loan stock
- Deep discounted bonds
- Floating rate notes
Unit Trusts and OEICs
- Funds available
- Risk
- UCITS and non-UCITS schemes
- Unit Trusts - Taxation, Pricing, Charges
- OEICs - Taxation, Pricing, Charges
Investment Trusts
- What they are and how they work
- Regulation and approval
- Capital structure
- Different classes of shares
- Share dealing charges
- Taxation
- Comparison with unit trusts and OEICs
Life Assurance Based Investments
- With-Profit policies
- Bonuses
- Market value reduction
- Unitised
- Conventional
- Unit-linked funds
- Regular and lump sum investments
- Friendly society policies
- Taxation
- Annuities
Tax Planning - Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax
- Income tax
- Allowances
- Earned and unearned income
- Capital gains tax
- Interest on bank accounts
- Fixed interest securities
- Property
- Equities
- Tax relief on pension contributions
- Tax exempt investments
Our audio masterclasses provide a welcome change from reading the CII study text. Listen in your car, at home, even subliminally while asleep!
- Each masterclass focuses on a specific area of the CF2 syallbus
- Nearly 5 hours of audio in total
- Each masterclass is provided electronically in MP3 format - you can listen on your PC, burn it to CD, transfer to your MP3 player or iPOD. No need to sit at a PC and no waiting for the postman!
- Listen in your car, at home, at the gym and even while asleep - wherever you wish
- All purchases come with our 14 day, no questions asked, money-back guarantee
FREE CF2 Taster Masterclass
Everyone is entitled to our free CF2 Taster Masterclasses. This is an excerpt from our "Life Assurance Based Investments" Masterclass. It's a great way to try before you buy. Enter your name and email address below. You will then receive your free taster masterclass, and our free monthly newsletter "Maximise Your Potential" via email.
7 Separate Masterclasses
How Do I Order?
Simply click on the 'Add To Shopping Cart' button relating to the masterclasses you wish to purchase and proceed through the order process. You will receive the MP3 download link on our web page after you have completed your order, and you will also receive an email with the MP3 link plus any accompanying handouts within a few hours.
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CF2 Audio Masterclasses Valid for examinations from 1 September 2009 to 30 August 2010 |
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| MASTERCLASS | DURATION |
PRICE |
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A: Economic Influences |
30 mins |
Only £10.47 |
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B: Risk and Return |
31 mins |
Only £10.47 |
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C: Fixed Interest Securities |
46 mins |
Only £10.47 |
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D: Unit Trusts and OEICs |
42 mins |
Only £10.47 |
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E: Investment Trusts |
30 mins |
Only £10.47 |
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F: Life Assurance Based Investments |
60 mins |
Only £10.47 |
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G: Tax Planning - Income and Capital Gains Tax |
51 mins |
Only £10.47 |
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Bundle : All 7 Masterclasses (A, B, C, D, E, F & G) |
Total Nearly 5 hours |
Only £65.96 (saving you 10% - £7.33) |
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THE COMPLETE PACKAGE PLUS! "For those who want to pass first time, without fail" CF2 Audio Masterclasses - 7 classes (normal price £10.47 each) PLUS
CF2 Mock Exam Papers - 3 sets (normal price £10.47 each) (click here for more info on mock papers - opens a new window) PLUS CF2 Calculation Workbook (normal price £29.77 each) (click here for more info on mock papers - opens a new window) Valid for examinations from 1 September 2009 to 30 August 2010 |
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Mock Papers Sets 1, 2 & 3 PLUS Calculation Workbook PLUS Audio Masterclasses A, B, C, D, E F & G |
300 Questions plus Free Bonus Guide, PLUS Calculation Workbook PLUS nearly 5 hrs of Audio Masterclasses |
Only £114.30 (saving you 15% - £20.17) |
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What Our Customers Say...
Here's what some of our customers have to say about our masterclasses:
"I found the masterclasses helpful as they were a different perspective to the manual. This was very welcome as the manual is often referred to as a cure for insomnia! Thank you Brand Financial Training!" Jeremy Turner, Peterborough |
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