In the world of personal investing, there are many options to choose from. some investments are designed for short-term goals and some are specifically designed for long-term goals (such as retirement). there are key factors that one needs to evaluate when making these decisions, including: the length of time the investment is for, the return associated with the investment, the amount of risk the investment contains, and potential tax implications the investment could create. in this exercise, you will be determining which investments would be appropriate for short- and long-term goals. imagine you inherited $50,000, and you want to invest it to meet two financial goals: (a) to save for your wedding you plan to have in two years, and (b) to save for your retirement a few decades from now. what types of investments would be best for each goal?

Suppose the marginal damage and marginal benefit curves in a polluted neighborhood are md = p/3 and mb = 4 – p. also, suppose that transactions costs are low, so that the consumers and the firm can bargain. we saw that in this case, the socially-optimal level of pollution is achieved. start by computing the socially-optimal p. then, for each of the following cases, compute the amount of money transferred through the bargaining process, and indicate who pays whom (i. e., whether consumers pay the firm, or vice versa). also, compute the gains to each party relative to the status quo (i. e., the starting point of the bargaining process).a)consumers have the right to clean air; firm is dominant in the bargaining process. b)consumers have the right to clean air; consumers are dominant in the bargaining process. c)firm has the right to pollute; firm is dominant in the bargaining process. d)firm has the right to pollute; consumers are dominant in the bargaining proces