Collective investment scheme

Ethos, the appeal to credibility, helps to establish a writer and give their audience a sense of security in what they are about to engage themselves in. In the article, Moody uses ethos to appeal to his audience and prove that he is worthy of making the claims set forth regarding his position on gay marriage. He states, “Having been nurtured in the Christian faith from childhood and having served a lifetime as an ordained Baptist minister, I feel obligated first to address the religious…

impossible to draw the conclusion stated. For instance, if the covariances are different, selecting one security over the other may result in a lower standard deviation for the portfolio as a whole. In such a case, that security would be the preferred investment, assuming all other factors are equal. r. Grace clearly expressed the sentiment that the risk of loss was more important to her than the opportunity for return. Using variance (or standard deviation) as a measure of risk in…

For example, if σ = 45% and ρ = 0.2, then the standard deviation with 50 stocks would be 20.91%, and would rise to 22.05% when only 20 stocks are held. Such an increase might be acceptable if the expected return is increased sufficiently. Hennessy could contain the increase in risk by making sure that he maintains reasonable diversification among the 20 stocks that remain in his portfolio. This entails maintaining a low correlation among the remaining stocks. For example, in part (a), with ρ = 0…

Due to the natural disasters that have occurred during the last decade, the concern for the natural environment has spawned the so-called green movement. As consumers started to seek for eco-friendly products, the retailers had to respond to this trend by developing recyclable or biodegradable packaging, recycled materials and components, better pollution controls, and more energy efficient operations (Armstrong et al., 2009) For example, McDonalds company has warmed to "greener" practices,…

In 2004, Japan still maintains its rank as No.1 of Human Development Index in the world for life expectancy at birth . Japanese government should find a way to increase the growth of population, otherwise the ageing population will cause decrease in productivity. This is because ageing people tend to be less productive and consumptive compare to productive age (between sixteen to fifty five years old). To encourage the population growth, the government should give awards for every citizen who…

importer of basic food items. The apparent increase in industry and man ufacturing from 1978 to 1988, was due to activities in the mining sub-sector, especially petroleum. Capital formation in the economy has not been satisfactory. Gross domestic investment as a per centage of GDP, which was 16.3 per cent and 22.8 per cent in the periods 1965-73 and 1973-80 respectively, decreased to almost 14 per cent in 1980-88 and increased to 18.2 per cent in 1991 -98. Gross National Saving has been low and…

With their planned expansion into the Arizona market, they expect to add 130 employees. Their projected annual revenue is 10 million, with a -3% growth predicted for 2016. They currently have a 20% turnover rate that they foresee will remain unchanged in the next year when they move into Arizona. Recruitment and selection will need to be aligned with the company’s organizational goals. Carefully planned goals provide a blueprint for an organization and keep it going the right direction. Griffin…

investor is expecting from the investment and of course a time value of money. The allocation decision of the different instrument and assets also rely on the preferences of the investor regarding holding period of different types of investment securities. Interest Bearing…

unemployment, resulting to a trade-off between inflation and unemployment. In addition Pettinger (2011) says “If an economy experienced inflation, then the Central Bank raises interest rates. Higher interest rates will reduce consumer spending and investment leading to lower aggregate demand. This fall in aggregate demand will lead to lower inflation. However, if there is a decline in Real GDP, firms will employ fewer workers leading to a rise in unemployment.” Furthermore Hoover (2008) brought…

Vengeance has been a popular theme that has been used in many stories and movies for many years. For example the 2008 movie Taken, starring Liam Neeson, is about a CIA agent, whose daughter is taken, or kidnapped. He gets a hold of the criminal on the phone and promises him that he will find him and his daughter. Neeson eventually receives vengeance when he kills all of the bad guys and successfully saves his daughter. One simply cannot understand the true meaning of vengeance with just the…