Key Questions Calculate the mean monthly returns and return standard deviations for each of the 30 stocks in the tab "Tbill‚ S&P‚ Dow 30 mo retns" of the Capital Market Returns Data spreadsheet. A) Create a column of monthly returns for a portfolio that each month was invested equally across the 30 stocks. Calculate the mean and standard deviation of returns of this portfolio and explain how they relate to the mean returns and standard deviations of return of the 30 stocks individually. B)
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Sustainable Shoe Design for South Africa Abstract The Sustainable Shoe Development literature review is based on a self-motivated research brief given to the third year students doing Graphic Design at Cape Peninsula University of Technology. The Sustainable Shoe Development assignment started at first through online research done on the self-chosen topic. The reason background research was done is to merely discover what measures and programs have been taken to create sustainable shoes for
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Geography of the United States By this time‚ we are already familiar with the study of geography. When we look at the geography of any area (e.g.‚ the U.S.A. or New York State)‚ we must consider five main Themes‚ or topics: Location‚ Place‚ Interaction‚ Movement and Region. The Five Themes of Geography Location describes where a place is -- its position on the Earth’s surface. Two ways to describe location: Relative Location and Absolute Location. Relative Location: The description of a
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South Africa: Truth And Reconciliation Commission From 1948-1994‚ South Africa experienced one of the darkest periods in the country’s history. During this time‚ racial discrimination and horrific human rights violations were rampant across South Africa. There were beatings and tortures‚ massacres and police murders. The cruel injustices experienced during these years were due to a political system known as apartheid. In 1994‚ South Africa was given a way to free themselves from the vice
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After many years of violence‚ discrimination‚ and white supremacy‚ South Africa was finally determined to change its political system from an apartheid government into a democracy. In 1948‚ with the National Party in power‚ the apartheid legislation was established. It was not an easy road for those who‚ since the beginning‚ wanted to end this political separation. Racial groups were forbidden‚ in any case‚ to have any public or private contact with white people. Therefore‚ blacks and ethnic people
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DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO EDUCATION: SOUTH KOREA AND THE UNITED STATES On August 15th 1945‚ Korea regained independence from the Japanese for thirty five years of foreign occupation. Under the trusteeship of the United States and the Soviet Union in 1948‚ South Korea established the Republic of Korea; while‚ North Korea set up the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Unfortunately‚ because of the deep conflict between ideologies‚ a war broke out between the two Koreas just few years later
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Discussion 1. Looking back at Hofstede’s dimensions of cultural differences (chapter 2‚ pg 39-41)‚ describe a significant difference between cultures that you have witnessed. Use the Geert Hofstede website links below to compare the two cultures in your example and describe the relative merits of the different approaches in an organizational situation. Main Hofstede Web site: http://www.geert-hofstede.com/ (page down for descriptions of the cultural dimensions) Compare two cultures: http://www.geert-hofstede
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Portfolio of Evidence Simon John Smith 1.2 Sectional Title Sectional title is a form of ownership where a number of people can simultaneously own a piece of land on which a building or buildings is built‚ while each one of these people individually owns a townhouse or a flat in the building. Each individually owned building is called a section and this forms part of the overall sectional scheme. The remaining portion of the land is called the common property and is owned in undivided shares
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Medical Admission Policies: Assessment 1 Al Sharpton said: “I was there during the first elections in South Africa. I watched them take down the apartheid flag and raise the new flag.” What a wonderful experience that could’ve been‚ a feeling of a nation being one again. However‚ looking at medical school’s policies‚ did they truly make the nation one‚ or did they make it one-sided? To start with‚ we need to go back to why each medical school has their specific criteria. According to me it would
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The essence of the discussion is to outline the role of trade unions from its traditional role as compared to its role now in contemporary times most notably in post-Apartheid South Africa. One aims to look at how trade unions have coped with the changing nature of work as the traditional role of the worker has evolved over time‚ as there is an influx of more casualized labour. The impact of globalization on trade unions also has to be examined and how it has affected their traditional role .The
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