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The main goal of PLOAX is to provide long-term capital appreciation to its investors. This fund invest mainly in stock that is almost entirely in small-cap companies. Small-cap stock tends to be more volatile so this stock has an unusually high turnover rate resulting in higher fees. PLOAX has an expense fee of 1.2%, which is below the average, PLOAX is also a up front loaded fund with a sales fee of 5.5%, which is average for this type of fund. The type of stocks PLOAX invested in usually…

The financial performance of MBS is not in a good shape at the time of 2011. The sales revenue peaked in 2007 and has been sliding since then. In 2011, the adjusted gross profit from MBS sales only takes up 1/8 of donations amount. Berger and Symons have been constantly optimizing their product structure and distribution channels, the problems like low-quality and high costs are still bothering MBS. Berger proved his ability when putting all his efforts into MBS, their revenue skyrocketed over…

Armstrong World Industries’ primary range of operation is the design and manufacture of floors and ceiling systems. Operating in the following segments: Building Products, Resilient Flooring, and Wood Flooring, Armstrong has been developing its expertise as an incorporated firm over one hundred twenty four years and is conservative in its range of operation. As stated in investor presentation, Armstrong’s business priority is to “Build core competency of driving specifications in the architect…

The world’s second largest athletic gear maker, Adidas (ADDYY - Free Report) , saw its stock gain nearly 25% in 2015, but that doesn’t mean the New Year doesn’t hold a great deal of potential. Despite a short time when Adidas experienced some troubling moments, the company has really turned things around, and it will be looking to carry its recent momentum into 2016. At a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), Adidas looks to be a solid stock pick at the moment thanks to these three reasons outlined below. Growth…

Cummins (CMI) Continues To Fall; Investors’ Returns Are Still Safe Cummins Inc (NYSE:CMI) extended its downward trend in the second quarter amid low global demand for off-highway engines, negative currency translations, lower truck production in the US, and volatility in the power generation equipment markets. In the second quarter, the company sales declined by 10% to $4.5B, compared with the same quarter of last year. Excluding the distribution segment, all remaining three segments fell at…

From Quarter 4 to 5; Quarter 4 had a higher percent in profit margin at 6.13% while Quarter 5 was at 1.73%. Profit margins are expressed as a percentage and, in effect, measure how much out of every dollar of sales a company actually keeps in earnings. A 6.13% profit margin, then means that our company has a net income of 0.0613 for each dollar of total revenue earned and same for quarter 5 at 1.73% meaning .0173 for each dollar of total revenue earned. I believe we failed between Quarter 4 to 5…

The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the second time in more than a decade. The Fed has raised the benchmark rate from 0.5% to 0.75% which is only up by a quarter. The Fed projected that rates would go up by 1.5% in the year's end. When inflation rises interest rates go up, which makes it a little more expensive to borrow money, this will not affect anybody who already has a fixed rate mortgage, or if you have a car loan, but if you do get a car loan tomorrow it will be a bit…

Regardless of the business venture it is never guaranteed, however a part of that vulnerability can be settled through a great deal of analysis. With three possible investment opportunities to take into consideration we had ensure that all avenues were explored. Keeping the goals of any new business owner in mind, which is to make as much higher profit and to expand on its capital. The three business ventures that presented themselves were Real Estate, Just Hats and Cupcakes and so forth.…

We have been executing our marketing strategy very effectively in the last few quarters. Table 4 displays our projected division profitability statement since the start of our company. All profits in quarter 5 are forecasted numbers, only expenses are accurate to what is actually going to happen in this quarter. The projected demand this quarter, which was used to calculate these profit numbers were, 900 units sold of the Ulti-Explorer at $3500, 900 units sold of the Ulti-Creator at $3800 and…

Cleveland Clinic Health Systems (CCHS) was founded on February 5, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio as a not-for-profit medical center. Since its roots, its four founders envisioned a practice in which members could share their clinical expertise while serving as educators for future medical practitioners. At the same time, they wanted individuals to revolutionize medical procedures and practices through research activities. Since its foundation, it has been registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit…