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    Alexandra Corredor P. MGM 2301 Prof. Gwendolyn Wilson Assignment #1: Chapter 3 Understanding the Chapter: What Do I know? 1. How would you explain the difference between internal and external stakeholders? A.- Internal and external stakeholders are two groups of entities that follow a path to achieve their own objective, being that, the main differences between them. However, the responsibility for the achievement and the incentives’ payer are other characteristics they differ.…

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    back with part two of the worst financial scams around. While it's unfortunate these things even happen, with a little knowledge, you can easily avoid them. So get in the reading mood and open your mind to the criminal underworld of elderly scam schemes. INTERNAT FRAUD FINANCIAL SCAMS While we are all getting better at using the internet, it's common knowledge that the elderly are adapting to it at a slower rate. Don't laugh, someday you'll be in the same position as them. Anyway, there is a…

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    off the life of thousand of people through a Ponzi Scheme. What is a Ponzi scheme? It was named after Charles Ponzi, who made this scam popular. This scam was based on attracting investors with the agreement of big returns. They also promised investors to return their money as soon as they get money from other investors. A lot of people quickly sense that, this business is not something they wanted to invest their money into. So, for that reason Ponzi did not make a profit and collapse in less…

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    Honor Thy Father Analysis

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    question when it pertains to your family. Honor thy Father is a Filipino film with a genre of crime, drama and thriller. It was mainly all about a family that wants to get by to their lives and lately experienced lots of tragedy as they entered the ponzi scheme that is owned by the father of Edgar’s (Cruz) wife, Kaye (Soriano) who was lately proved as scam, so the couple endure the violent wrath of their fellow parishioners, determined to get their money back. Honor Thy Father tackles similar…

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    The issue was that each person made the decision to not act on this knowledge basically because no one else was going to. If a person does not stand up and call attention to a problem, would it ever be recognized? The masterminds associated with Ponzi schemes, on the other hand, understand the human routine of social conformity outweighing rational desires, much like Dr.…

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    a recipe for disaster for the housing economy. The market became a ticking time bomb and in 2008, the timer reached zero and the market came crashing down. Also, the documentary described a nationwide Ponzi scheme titled “The Bubble”. “The Bubble” portion of the documentary describes the Ponzi scheme that involved the housing market and the amount of money banks were lending compared to the amount of assets they possessed. The amount of…

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    Drugs In The Great Gatsby

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    life of party and some even find themselves stuck, a good reference would be the film, “Great Gatsby”-F. Scott Fitzgerald. Throughout this time period countless men were trying their hand at business, but this was just the beginning and peak of Ponzi schemes and all white collar crimes alike. People began to evolve; drug use was common but after the prohibition drinking was at an all-time high. Countless groups of youth wasting their money away in grand parties. Everything seemed to be feasible…

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    Bernie Madoff Case Study

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    an example of capitalizing on an opportunity creatively? An inmate ready to go back into a valuable role in society, perhaps even the financial sector? • Would your answer change if I revealed that inmate happened to be none other than convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff!! • A lot has changed…

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    “Isn’t that like the thing old people get?” most millennials will say. Little do they know that “that thing for old people” will have a tremendous impact on their future lives. Social Security has been around for quite a long time; in fact, this summer will be the eightieth anniversary of President Roosevelt signing it into law. In 1935, Social Security was heralded as a social insurance program that would provide economic security and stability to American citizens. Over time, it has become…

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    Get-Rich Quick Mentality

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    Great Depression because people were beginning to feel like they were able to make that extra money with investments and many people already had a lot of money wrapped up in other things like land, stocks, and other "investment ideas" such as the "Ponzi Scheme". By the time the stock market crashed the money people invested was gone and it drained the…

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