Campaign finance reform

Final Project Part 3 As of April 27 the current value of the 1,000 shares of Apple stock is $143,680. Apple stock price was at $2.19 25 years ago which extended a total value of $2,190 (AAPL, n.d.). This ultimately means that the 25 year return on 1,000 shares of Apple stock is roughly $4,725%. If there were EE savings bonds sold, the payout would be $119,588, compared to the value of the bond if kept until maturity of $143,680. The prize for selling a combination of stocks and bonds is that it…

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Barclays fails to win dismissal of NY 'dark pool' lawsuit is an article that I thought was interesting when it comes to business and law. It talks with reference to the two different sides and what they are trying to accomplish when it comes to the aspects of dark pools in stock markets. Stempel describes dark pools as a way of discretely trade shares, without all the investors being informed. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is bringing up a lawsuit against Barclays. Barclays is a bank that…

Serious Reader Company Trident University International 5757 Plaza Drive, Suite 100 Cypress, CA 90630 MEMO To: Owner, Serious Reader Company From: Gabe LeBlanc Date: August 14, 2016 Subject: Income Statement Assessment It has been a pleasure to work with Serious Reader Company (SRC) and I am pleased to present to you the 2016 Income Statement (IS). In compliance with your request, the Managerial accounting interpretation of the results and merely in gross margin income, statement was using…

During the early 20th century general business conditions were favorable so this lead bonds to increase. What this caused was the higher prices for the bonds, but in return, this lowered the yields of the bonds. Then the Great Depression hit, in the early 1930’s. This caused businesses to go out of business, as there was a loss of profit. This also cause the yield of bonds to be depressed and the bonds cost even more during this time. In the 1970’s, we began to see inflation. With the…

Investment Philosophy My investment philosophy and strategy was not just investing in a single industry. Instead, I wanted to have a variety of stocks in my portfolio, with investing in multiple different companies from different industries. I tended to gear more towards larger companies that are growing relatively fast. These companies were ones that I was personally familiar with and liked as a whole. Amazon, for example, being the largest ecommerce retailer, I believed would be a pretty good…

A common problem in the world of accounting is the differing set of standards, the U.S. GAAP and the IFRS. It causes both confusion and turmoil when the United States does business with foreign countries. That is why the IASB and FASB have been working towards converging in an attempt to have universal accounting standards. In the year 2002, the IFRS and the U.S. GAAP came to an agreement to officially begin the convergence process. This agreement was officially established in a Memorandum of…

Southridge Capital does not limit itself in providing financial solutions to clients but they have equally participated in both formal and informal philanthropy. Southridge Capital is aware of and nurtures its social responsibility. At Southridge, they believe in the principles of social responsibility, promote volunteer work, community leadership through which they improve and strengthen the Firm so as to give a positive impact on the communities and society as a whole. Stephen Hicks, CEO and…

After working on this project, I realized that I oversave. I'm not sure if that is possible but, I bought cheaper things in fear that I could get in debt but I ended up having half of my monthly savings left over. Afterwards, I figured out that I could’ve bought much better things. For example, getting a bigger apartment that wasn't in such a rough neighborhood or even just buying a home, maybe getting a new car, and putting more money into savings. Comparing this year’s project to last year's…

To answer this question, one must look at the impact on the general economy in a macroeconomic sense. The U.S. debt is the total of all outstanding debt owed by the federal government. As of September 2014, the national debt is over $17. Trillion. (1) America's debt is the largest in the world for a single country. It is second only to that of the European Union, which is an economic union that consist of 28 countries. (2) At this point, it is important to define what “debt” is and what types of…