When looking at risk, the fund does have a beta higher than that of its large cap blended peers. The beta of the fund is roughly 1.23 as compared with a beta of 1.04 for many of its peers. This can be attributed to the large concentration in financ Continue Reading...
For example, the value of some gas to someone that is just trying to mow their lawn is a lot less than with someone who is trying to escape a coming hurricane. However, a dollar-based system is better in that the value of money is much more stable Continue Reading...
5% of capacity. The court condemned California governor Brown for insisting that mental health services were not compromised in California prisons due to prison over-crowding. Your Remarks: Largely a continuation of a prior event, but a worthwhile d Continue Reading...
PERSONAL & ORGANIZATIONAL ETHICS Personal and Organizational Ethics Values for, for-Profit and Non-Profit Organizations Ethics is a requirement of the society to both individuals and organizations. Ethics are applied to business and personal be Continue Reading...
Depository Institutions & Mutual Funds WSJ Article Review In a recent article entitled Advisers Face Barrage of Mutual-Fund Pitchmen, which was published by The Wall Street Journal on March 5th, 2013, financial reporter Corrie Driebusch describe Continue Reading...
Wal-Mart SWOT Internal Analysis & SWOT Currently one of Wal-Mart's biggest assets is it powerful retail brand name. The company has branded itself as the low cost leader in their industry and consumer perceive the brand as offering value for mo Continue Reading...
Resistance in a political sense is put into play when people are offended or on a deeper level, oppressed or repressed by the actions of their government. In this context, when citizens are being harassed, or made to pay unreasonable taxes, or kept f Continue Reading...
Managing Operating Exposure and FX Risk at Nissan: Global businesses are usually exposed to financial risks like currency volatility. The foreign exchange risks, which are commonly known as FX risks, have significant effects on all aspects of a glob Continue Reading...
We must not forget, however, that, like most countries, China's economic leaps are tied to her political security. China's new model shows the world that economic security is as important as military security. Presently, though, based on the economi Continue Reading...
Palm IPO Case Discuss whether any biases apply in regard to the Palm IPO to the analysts, investors, management. Yes, biases on multiple fronts were present with all stakeholders involved. I believe it is important to look at these biases in regard Continue Reading...
Employee Motivation Motivating Employees Motivating employees requires exceptional leadership. There are many competing theories of available today. This essay examines two theories that have gained some popularity. The first leadership model is re Continue Reading...
The American objection to Just Cause is deficient. Supposedly, the American system of private property and freedom of contract rests on fairness and autonomy. This contradicts their practice of contract at will. Just Cause should be practiced on two Continue Reading...
Drugs on the Economy History of drugs in the United States How drugs affect the United States Economy both positively and negatively How decriminalization of drugs like marijuana stand to lessen the burden on tax-payers Wonder drugs like morphin Continue Reading...
Banking Industry Bank of America Corporation Analysis The Bank of America-Financial and Competitive Analysis Background of the Bank of America The Bank of America Corporation (BAC) is a Public Company that provides multinational banking services Continue Reading...
" This clause highlights the business the company is in, at the risk of stating the obvious, but it also highlights the close relationship that the company has with respect to national defense. While a word like "best" often means next to nothing, in Continue Reading...
Database Administrator What It Takes To Be A Database Administrator A database can be defined as an organized collection of data, most probably in digitized form. Data is organized within such databases primarily in such a way that it displays and Continue Reading...
Banks Improper Foreclosure and Mortgage Practices in the Banking Industry Efficient Market Hypothesis Real Estate Bubble Sub-Prime Mortgages Overview on the Value of Banks Arguments against Financial Intermediaries Ethical Violations This res Continue Reading...
Education - Reading Censored Books The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey is a series of children's novels about two fourth graders, George Beard and Harold Hutchins, and the aptly named superhero they accidentally create by hypnotizing Continue Reading...
Big to Fail The phrase "too big to fail" is a term used to describe certain institutions that are so large, interconnected and significant to the American economy that their failure would be disastrous. Because of this perception American public po Continue Reading...
Technology and Society All print media including books, newspapers and magazines are in deep trouble today thanks to new developments in technology, as are traditional methods of classroom instruction and school curricula. To that extent the Interne Continue Reading...
Nurse I believe that my education and my professional experience in management genres, in healthcare -- including working as a nursing assistant and in homecare environments -- and in business have prepared me well for a career in nursing. After re Continue Reading...
business management, there are a number of different issues that will be faced on a regular basis. To fully understand the overall scope of the challenges and the most effective way to resolve them requires looking at a variety of sources in annotat Continue Reading...
I believe the market is simply too small for continued growth to occur. In regards to Surrey British Columbia, I also believe it to be a viable option for FedEx, but not to the extent of Miami. For one, Surrey has a population of 394,976 people whi Continue Reading...
Miller's Crossing gives the best example of the "ethics" of the crime film genre -- beginning as it does with the classic speech delivered by Giovanni Gasparo: "I'm talkin' about friendship -- I'm talkin' about character -- I'm talkin' about -- hel Continue Reading...
brave world: Investment banking 2008 (B):KEL380) Why were proponents of deregulation so successful in the late 1990s? How much can we blame deregulation for the meltdown in the investment banking industry? And how could the government have foreseen Continue Reading...
Compensation in Wachovia Bank's Base Employee Tier Bank Teller Pay Compensation in Wachovia Bank's Base Employee Tier Banking Industry Practices Retention Rates for Tellers Opportunity Cost for Promotion Enabling Cross-Selling Consideration of Continue Reading...
It is expected that the bond will mirror the performance of the S & P. 500. ("Transaction History," 2010) November 24, 2010 On November 24th several more new purchases would take place to include: General Motors, Berkshire Hathaway, the Fideli Continue Reading...
The Hidden Persuaders ends on a very negative note, stressing how the commercial media has even co-opted teenage rebellion. However, new uses social media do not have to be negative -- anti-smoking and AIDS awareness are examples of campaigns that Continue Reading...
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Legal insights into an insurance investment strategy Warren E. Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway's company strategy since the global economic crisis in 2008 has been characterized by what some would call 'safe-but-boring' industr Continue Reading...
A perusal of the first item, Publicity, reveals the care and transition taken in the details. The first step is meetings with the key people for programming and articles; planning the brochure; and eliciting permission from pertinent officials. Thi Continue Reading...
Collins further suggests that "you can't manufacture passion or 'motivate' people to feel passionate. You can only discover what ignites your passion and the passions of those around you" (Farias, 41). Jim Collins also suggests that before searchin Continue Reading...
Individuals suffering from terminal illnesses, those who are homebound, and seniors over the age of 60 all qualify for Project Open Hand services. Services center on nutritious meals. The recipients of Project Open Hand services vary considerably. M Continue Reading...
" To that end, the Treasury Department would limit executive compensation for institutions receiving "exceptional assistance" (Geithner and Summers, 2009). Troubles continued in the financial sector -- both Citigroup and the Bank of America needed s Continue Reading...
What is less certain is the benefits of the bailout -- those can only flow from taking advantage of the bailout to restore credit markets and prevent a repeat of this financial crisis in the future. Works Cited: Baker, Dean. "Subprime Rescue Plans Continue Reading...
The only ones who will gain from these measures are the CEOs, managers, and Board of Directors. Shareholders will suffer through the actions of the few. Due diligence will be rewarded with dwindling returns for the shareholder. Does Shareholder Val Continue Reading...
The onus of who is responsible, the consumer, the private institutions, or even the government will come into question. A brief revue of the history of the credit card is also in order since the use of "plastic" money has certainly contributed to th Continue Reading...
The Bank CEO's Role in Defining Ethical Integrity Based on a thorough review of existing literature of the role of ethics in the banking industry, the role of the CEO as the ethical leader of their organization is next discussion. Based on the con Continue Reading...
"Forecasts by Moody's Economy.com now use a 20 percent drop in median existing-home prices from their 2005 peak as a baseline, with prices weakening through at least mid-2009" (Shinkle, 2008, p. 44). Moody's director of housing economics Celia Chen Continue Reading...
While many banks are closing branches, that is not necessarily the best strategy for banks attempting to stay close to their customers. Transaction costs: Of course all banks want to reduce transactions costs, but how many look at their customer's Continue Reading...
They use a clear punishment and reward structure to get individuals to obey their instructions. Applying transactional leadership to Mr. Manager shows clear correlations. There are clearly defined punishments in relations to how professionals and pa Continue Reading...
