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People need to be aware of the issues on education and education reforms. The educational system requires people to pay thousands of dollars for a higher education. Students from all over the nation are forced to take out loans that put them into debt for most of their life. Low-income students also do not have many options nor are they able to afford higher education. The cost of education will keep on getting higher and higher as time progresses and the next President and Congress needs to…

addressing the Washington/Wall Street "revolving door" that ensures the first rule of U.S. policy: Do no harm to the financial elite. Perhaps that's why the top five contributors to Clinton's campaign efforts are employees or owners of private hedge funds, according to federal data. Seven Wall Street firms alone have generated nearly $48.5 million for her. The total for Donald Trump from those same sources? About…

The Great Recession is a time of economic decline observed in world markets during the early 2000s. It is a period of declining aggregate output in the economy. The majority of consumers not only in America, but also in most Western nations and many other areas of the world have been impacted by the Recession, 86% of the US and almost 55% of Europe. Business cycles affect all of us in immediate and important ways. For example, when output is rising it is easier to find a good job, but when…

Profiles in Courage Justin Kanski Rahway High School Mr. John Odin Acts of Political Courage Political courage means taking a position in order to safeguard a certain principle thought to be of a particular interest to the person or a group of people. Acts of political courage are therefore the actions that political leaders take to safeguard the interests and the rights of those they stand for either at local, state and the national level regardless of the risks associated…

Venture Capitalists and Founders Startups increase their efficiency through principals and venture capital members. They run the management, regulate and control the operations and devise new strategies. The investors look at the principal’s performance and also the ability of venture partners. Risk and Reward of Financing Startups Investment in new portfolios is risky but if it becomes profitable is gives many rewards. The new era of smart phones, cloud storages and portable devices have…

The 2007-2009 Financial crisis left significant wounds on the American financial system. After 10% unemployment and over 1.5 trillion taxpayer dollars, many undoubtedly continue to question the usefulness and relevance of the Federal Reserve Banking System and its actions in today’s modern banking environment (Gorton and Metrick). Since the Federal Reserve was created in 1913, its mission to increase banking stability through preventive and reactionary policy while promoting economic growth in…

There are no heroes in the Madoff story, just villains and those who lost millions of dollars in what is known as the “con of the century”. The scary truth to the story is that if Madoff hadn’t faced seven billion dollars in redemptions his Ponzi scheme might not have been discovered. Everyone in New York City wanted to know how he could’ve possibly pulled off such a stunt. Madoff was one of the most active traders in the marketplace and the list of victims grows longer and longer by the day. On…

In 2005 over 1,283,000 family homes were sold throughout the U.S. housing market according to U.S. Statistics. This was a larger number of houses sold compared to previous years with a range of 609,000 houses being sold per year. This was expansion, with lower interest rates, economic booms, and most people living in houses they couldn’t really afford if you looked into their finances. This is what later created negative home equity balances, and forecloses along with many evictions. Before the…

power is quite high because it depends on the buyer to a large extent as to what will be the current stock price. i. What can substitute your product? Nothing can substitute financial services because any other investment, whether gold or mutual fund, will ultimately come down to financial service only. 3. Macros that affect the industry PEST ANALYSIS Political Analysis Finance-Investments firms are protected by the rules and…

(overtaken by labor costs), which has allowed consumer demand to increase due to many airlines lowering fares (Carey, 2015). However, due to Southwest’s decision to continue to hedge fuel prices, Dastin (2015) contends the current drop in value will cost the company $308 million at the end of 2015, as well as produce a $1.3 negative hedge book value by the end of 2018. Although the 2018 value could improve if the prices of oil rises, Southwest’s decision has not allowed the company to fully…