Recommendations On Asset Allocations For 20 Year Investment
.... until the past few years. Bonds have consistently had negative ROR’s until recently when the trend seems to be following stocks. Analysis of 3 and 10-year investment time frames emphasize the importance of the period that the investment is made over. Three and ten year investments yielded a large difference for stocks and very similar results for both bonds and T-bills.
Modern statistical analysis shows us that there is statistical significance to the difference between the ROR’s and risk of stocks, bond and T-bills. This is an important analysis to understand, because sometimes when dealing with large amount of dat .....
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The Fed And Interest Rates
.... also further increasing the rate. Soon this small change by the Fed affects all aspects of business, from the price level to interest rates on credit cards.
Rises and falls in the interest rate can reflect many changes in an economy. When the economy is in a recession and needs a type of stimulus package, the Fed may attempt to decrease the interest rates to encourage growth and spending in the markets. However, when inflation is increasing too quickly and the economy is gaining strength, the Fed will attempt to raise rates, as it did late last March. This can be considered a sign that we are pulling out of the recessi .....
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Cutting The National Debt
.... following years the debt was
reduced, and by 1930 stood at $18.1 Billion. With the collapse of Wall Street in
1929, the country
(debt history: 1850 to 1950) fell into the Great Depression, which lasted
until 1940. At that time the debt had climbed to $51 Billion. By the end of
World War II the debt was $269 Billion.
Again the government worked to reduce the debt, and by 1949 it was
$252.7 Billion. At that point the Korean War started, sending the debt to $274
Billion by 1955. Since then, there has been no serious effort to pay down the
debt. The main point to be made was that on three separate occasions a major
debt reductio .....
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Ford Motor Company
.... each and every year. The success of Ford Motor Company, as well as
other corporations, can be measured by analyzing the two most important goals of
management, maintaining adequate liquidity and achieving satisfactory
profitability. Liquidity can be defined as having enough money on hand to pay
bills when they are due and to take care of unexpected needs for cash, while
profitability refers to the ability of business to earn a satisfactory income.
To enable investors and creditors to analyze these goals, Ford Motor Company
distributes annual financial statements. With these financial statements,
liquidity of Ford Motor Company .....
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401(k) Plans
.... with a direct credit to the plan, other
companies match with corporate stock. According to Richard Sasanow, a former
assistant of public communications at Ernst and Young, "many experts consider
this to be one of the riskiest investments for a 401 (k)-but may be worth it if
you think your company has a great future." (Sasanow, 45) A recent survey shows
that 18 percent of all companies made their matching contributions this way.
Now for small, fast-growing businesses this would not seem as much of a risk
since these companies' stock are generally on the increase. But for some large
corporations, this is a great risk for employe .....
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Actions Of The Government And The Increase In Prices
.... aggregate quantity supplied to decrease. This continues until aggregate
quantity demanded equal the aggregate quantity supplied and a period of short-
run equilibrium is established. The real GDP and the price level have both
decreased from the original long-run equilibrium level and the economy is
operating under the full employment level. At this point the U.S. economy is at
a recessionary gap and a monetary policy must be used to pull the economy from
the current recession.
There are three options that the Federal Reserve has to try and end the
current recession. The federal funds rate could be lowered, the discount t .....
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Advantages Of Technology In International Trade
.... the United States are members. APEC leaders are committed to achieving free
and open trade for the region by 2010. APEC is moving towards this goal through
many means including accelerating initial Japanese tariff cuts by 50%. China
will also cut a number of tariffs by 30%. Indonesia and other APEC members are
also reducing tariffs sharply. What sets APEX at the head of the pack leading
liberalization is it wiliness to extend benefits of membership to everyone.
APEX is willing to extend the benefits of cuts in tariff and non-tariff barriers
to all countries willing to make comparable cuts. This is a major incentive for
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Economics: The American Government
.... also
called social insurance (Robertson p. 33), provides cash payments to help
replace income lost as a result of retirement, unemployment, disability, or
death. The program also helps pay the cost of medical care for people age 65 or
older and for some disabled workers. About one-sixth of the people in the United
States receive social security benefits.
People become eligible to receive benefits by working in a certain period in a
job covered by social security. Employers and workers finance the program
through payroll taxes. Participation in the social security system is required
for about 95 percent of all U.S. workers. Social .....
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The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Incorporating A Business
.... Also, the creditors of the corporation can not go beyond
the assets of the corporation to satisfy their claims.
The stockholders or the shareholders are the ones who have control over
the management of a corporation's operation and activities. They are the ones
who elect the board of directors, and the board of directors are responsible to
the stockholders. Also, the board of directors are responsible for the
management of the day-to-day operation of the corporation. They also decide
when and how much of their income to give to the stockholders or shareholders.
Another characteristic that can be an advantage of incorporatin .....
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Burger King And Its Advertising Campaigns
.... setback for BK because people on the go and parents found this ad loud and
irritating. BK at this time has failed to establish a solid image that would
differentiate it from its competitors. Ads if anything only confused consumers
as to what advantages BK offered. In 1993 it had a market share of 6.1% were
McDonalds had 15.6% and BK's sales were growing slower than its rivals.
Failed advertising campaigns weren't the only problem's, they also had
internal problems. Management lacked focus and direction and has struggled with
marketing mix decisions. Franchises became confused and angered, service was
slow and food prep .....
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Crime And The Black Market In Modern Day China
.... vessels and ports of the South China Sea, modern day
pirates are more interested in illegal replication of intellectual rights. From
music compact discs to computer software to films to best selling novels, The
Chinese black market is a virtual warehouse of "plundered goods". It is
estimated that there are at least thirty illegal high tech factories in China
that can churn out over 20,000 optical discs a day. America's Microsoft
estimates that 98 out of every 100 of its software programs being used in China
are illegal copies . Because of these statistics, and because this only amounts
to a small amount of the estimated pira .....
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Bombardier Report
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the Lear-45. De Havilland, which was recently purchased with help from the
Ontario government, produces the Dash-8 series of airplanes. The Dash-8 has had
its production rate increased to 48 planes a year with about 81 on order.
Modified versions of the Dash-8 are in the works that could enable an even
bigger increase in production. Bombardier has cut costs and increased the
profit margin at de Havilland to improve profitability. Bombardier will likely
exercise the option to buy the remaining 49% from the Ontario government. The
outlook for the success of the RJ is very good, although most of its sales rely
on a smal .....
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