is not much of a factor anymore** Why should we invest in real estate? Adds diversification to the portfolio (part of investment universe) Low correlation with other assets Very high return per unit of risk Hedge against inflation Good income producer Why should we invest in Treasury Inflation Protected Securities? Maintains purchasing power in deflation times’ Extremely low-risk investment since backed by U.S. government Par value rises with inflation and interest rate remains fixed Describe
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Starbucks company 1st part. Global economy GDP growth rate –recent data | Countries |2007 |2008 |2009 |2010 |2011 |2012 | |European Union |3‚5 |2‚2 |-5‚2 |-2‚1 |2‚4 |0‚7 | |China |10‚4 |11‚2 |6‚8 |10‚7 |9‚8 |8‚9 | |Russian Federation
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This case looked at the operations of the Vanguard Group‚ the mutual fund industries growth leader. Unlike some of its competitors‚ Vanguard has been able to attract and retain clients without an extensive marketing campaign. Recently there has been discussion about implementing a more direct sales marketing campaign. However‚ given their extremely low expense ratios and their ability to consistently outperform the industry‚ there are some concerns over the financial issues that would accompany
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which the Court can order that a company be wound up compulsorily. B.H McPherson defines winding-up as a process whereby the assets of a company are collected and realised‚ the resulting proceeds are applied in discharging all its debts and liabilities‚ and any balance which remained after paying the cost and expense of winding-up is distributed among the members according to their rights and interests or otherwise dealt with as the constitution of the company directs. S213 of the 1963 Act sections
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Management Functions Planning Introduction In this assignment we should learn more about management‚ this function and the principal task of the function management is planning. Management is the process of reaching organizational goals by working with and through people and other organizational resources‚ were they need to follow three characteristics: 1. It is a process or series of continuing and related activities. 2. It involves and concentrates on reaching organizational goals
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prIs the Classical approach to management obsolete? Critically discuss your views on this matter. The classical school of thought‚ established in the late nineteenth century‚ was composed of the writers who first contributed to organisational theory. Over the last one hundred years‚ the perception on management has evolved significantly. However many of the original views devised by the classical theorists are still evident. The theories formulated by Henri Fayol‚ Max Weber and Frederick
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------------------------------------------------- Planning Function of Management | Planning means looking ahead and chalking out future courses of action to be followed. It is a preparatory step. It is a systematic activity which determines when‚ how and who is going to perform a specific job. Planning is a detailed programme regarding future courses of action. It is rightly said “Well plan is half done”. Therefore planning takes into consideration available & prospective human and physical
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Winding up of Company Section 425 of the Companies Act‚ 1956‚ deals with the winding up of companies. Winding up of company is a legal procedure to dissolve the company and put an end to its life. The company ceases to be a ‘going concern’. The term winding up is defined as‚ ‘the process by which the life of a company is ended and its property is administered for the benefit of its members and creditors.’ During the process of winding up‚ the assets of the company are sold and all the debts
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WINDING UP OF COMPANIES NOTE: Wherever the term ‘Court’ is being used in the chapter that will be substituted by ‘Tribunal’ in accordance with vide Companies (Second Amendment) Act‚ 2002 w.e.f. a date yet to be notified. INTRODUCTION -It is the process by which a company’s life is ended and its property administered by liquidator or administrator for the benefit of creditors and members -A company can be wound up even when it is solvent DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INSOLVENCY AND WINDING UP 1. In
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PLANNING IN KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT DEFINITIONS: 1.PLANNING: Planning is a process which involves the determination of future course of action‚ i.e. why an action‚ how to take an action‚ and when to take action are main subjects of planning. So planning is actually a future thinking for achieving goals. 2.KNOWLE DGE MANAGEMENT: Knowledge management is a discipline that promotes an integrated approach to identifying‚ capturing‚ evaluating‚ retrieving‚ and sharing all of an enterprise’s information
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