PFIN 3rd Edition by Lawrence Gitman,Michael Joehnk,Randall Billingsley

Exercise 6

Your parents are retired and have expressed concern about the really low interest rates they're earning on their savings. They've been approached by an advisor who says he has a "sure-fire" way to get them higher returns. What would you tell your parents about the low-interest-rate environment, and how would you advise them to view the advisor's new prospective investments?