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Referencesas A Financial Adviser To Individual Investors Your Boss H References. As a financial adviser to individual investors, your boss has asked you to write a memo to him so that he can recommend a mortgage-backed bond to a client. The client has a particular corporate bond in mind, but your boss thinks that a pass-through mortgage-backed security would provide a better yield at the same risk level and maturity. The bond that the client is considering is a 7-year, AA-rated bond with a 6.75% coupon. When it matures, the proceeds will be used for and are matched exactly with the cost of his daughter’s college education, which will be paid in one lump sum. The bond your boss favors is a pass-through MBS (also 7-year with an AA rating), featuring a 7.15% coupon. Your economic research department just released a research report that predicts that interest rates are going to decline over the next several years to historical lows. Write a memo to your boss of at least 300 words that provides the following: Your recommendation. At least 3 reasons you considered to develop your recommendation. Shortly after you were given this task, you became aware of a new CMO issue that has an AA-rated, 7-year Class A VADM tranche, with a 7.00% coupon that uses a Z bond to protect against prepayment and extension risk. Write a second memo to your boss of at least 300 words that offers the following: What the acronym VADM means in the context of MBS. A description of the new CMO tranche and how it may or may not be a better choice for the client than the corporate bond and the MBS that your boss initially recommended.

Dr. Jack HW Helper · Accepted Answer

Memo 1: Recommendation on Mortgage-Backed Security for the Client Based on the current market conditions and your client’s specific needs—namely, funding his daughter's college education in exactly seven years at a relatively low risk level—I recommend the pass-through mortgage-backed security (MBS) with a 7.15% coupon rated AA. Several factors support this recommendation: Yield Advantage in a Declining Interest Rate Environment: The research department predicts that interest rates will decline over the next few years, approaching historic lows. A pass-through MBS with a 7.15% coupon is likely to outperform a comparable corporate bond in such an environment due to its sensitivity to falling rates, which generally lead to increased prepayment speeds and thus early return of capital to investors. This early return aligns with the client’s time horizon for funding his daughter’s college expenses in seven years. Enhanced Yield with Managed Risks: Although both securities are similarly rated (AA), the pass-through MBS offers a slightly higher coupon rate (7.15% versus 6.75%). This premium compensates for prepayment and extension risks inherent in mortgage securities, which are mitigated through various structures. Given the predictor of declining rates, prepayment risk diminishes, making the pass-through more attractive as the likelihood of prepayments decreasing increases. Matching Time Horizon and Risk Profile: The 7-year maturity of the pass-through MBS aligns well with the client’s exact funding timeline. The AA rating indicates a relatively low credit risk, comparable to the corporate bond, but the prepayment risk in mortgage securities can be hedged or managed, especially with the anticipated decline in interest rates, making them an appropriate choice for precise financial planning. In summary, given the forecast of declining interest rates, the higher yield of the pass-through MBS, and its maturity profile matching the client’s needs, I recommend this security ov

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