Stock Case: Dow 30 Case How do you create a diversified stock portfolio? Introduction Our goal was to create an optimal diversified portfolio consisting of the Dow Jones Index. We used the modern portfolio theory which maximizes expected portfolio return for the amount of risk taken by taking the stock weights in to consideration. Our group consisted of risk averse investors; therefore we diversified our portfolio with all 30 Dow Jones stocks because we wanted to achieve an acceptable return
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Disasters to Success Can success be disastrous? Everyone has a dream of having a million dollar house‚ Lamborghini‚ and an attractive spouse. To most people‚ that is how they define success; but will that really make them happy? Success can be very disastrous and can ruin lives. An old saying that every child has heard says “be careful what you wish for.” Every child has wished to be rich and successful but haven’t fully thought about the disasters to success. The dream of success can often
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Nick will discover that his best efforts in the past often have disastrous results in the future. The 13th Hour tells the story of an ordinary man on an extraordinary journey to change the course of history to save the life of the woman he loves. History‚ as Nick discovers‚ is very resistant to change. | CHARACTERS | Main CharactersNicholas Quinn-The man who was given a chance to save his beloved wife from her disastrous death.Julia Quinn-The wife of Nick who was murdered because she is
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Through the character of Eckles‚ Bradbury takes a close look at Eckles’ attitude and their results. Bradbury demonstrates that having a careless attitude toward different circumstances will lead a person to make irresponsible mistakes that have disastrous consequences. Bradbury’s story shows that Eckles approached his circumstances carelessly. One example of this is presented when he admits that the situation was too much for him‚ “I miscalculated‚ that’s all. And now I want out” (210). This passage
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Act 3 scene 2 Summary Act 3‚ scenes 2–4 Summary: Act 3‚ scene 2 In Capulet’s house‚ Juliet longs for night to fall so that Romeo will come to her “untalked of and unseen”. Suddenly the Nurse rushes in with news of the fight between Romeo and Tybalt. But the Nurse is so distraught; she stumbles over the words‚ making it sound as if Romeo is dead. Juliet assumes Romeo has killed himself‚ and she resigns to die herself. The Nurse then begins to moan about Tybalt’s death‚ and Juliet briefly fears
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As Barry Ritholtz‚ the CIO of Ritholtz Wealth Management‚ asserted‚ "Little white lies are told by humans all the time. Indeed‚ lying is often how we get through each day in a happy little bubble." Lying is woven into the fabric of society. Humanity spends so much time and energy justifying its actions and beliefs‚ that lying seems like the easy alternative‚ whether to themselves or to others‚ than simply delving into the "real reasons". That is at the heart of a lie and its mask may be used to gain
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o Obesity is not a sign of a person being out of control. It is a serious medical disease that affects over a quarter of children in the United States. U.N. proclaimed‚ “Obesity is the dominant unmet global health issue‚ with westernized countries topping the list”. Greg Crister the author of this article “Too Much of a Good Thing” shows his audience that there are dangers from overeating. Crister made a good use of rogerian argument to explain that in order to stop obesity‚ we should stigmatize
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Invention of The Airplane Humanity’s desire to fly probably dates to the first time prehistoric man observed birds. The discovery of the kite that could fly in the air by the Chinese made human think about flying. For many centuries‚ humans tried to fly just like birds and have studied the flight of birds. Wings made of feathers or light weight wood was attached to arms to test their ability to fly. The results were often disastrous as the muscles of the human arms are not like a bird and cannot
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In the book‚ Terms of Service‚ Jacob Silverman states‚ “churnalism—cheap‚ disposable content repurposed from press releases‚ news reports‚viral media‚ social networks‚ and elsewhere‚ all of it practically out-of-date and irrelevant as soon as someone clicks Publish‚” (Silverman 63) Some of the words in the book are made up by the author. The book is challenging to read and is not something a person can just gloss over. He appeals towards a specific audience and
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SHORT COMPOSITIONS N O T I C E NAME OF THE INSTITUTION Date Title Content – Event’s name‚ venue‚ time and other required details Name (Designation) NOTICE FORMAT INFORMAL LETTER FORMAT Q1. Write a notice inviting volunteers for a one-day Blood Donation Camp to be organized in your school premises by the Indian Red Cross Society. You are Rahil‚ Head boy of St. Thomas School. N O T I C E ST THOMAS SCHOOL 6 September 2012
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