WHY I WANT TO EXECUTE A TRAINING BOND In the first place we should understand the concept of a training bond‚ it is supposed to be an avenue for an employer to training employees under conditions where they pay a stipend whilst increasing their knowledge and skill of the job. The main reason for any training bond is that it stops the practice where the current employer pays for the training‚ and then as soon as you gain the qualification you jump to another better job with it‚ so the current one
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Editorial Inflation‚ Employment and Money by Fred E. Foldvary‚ Senior Editor The economy of the United States is booming‚ and wages are starting to rise. Many economists fear that wage increases will push prices up‚ and that this inflation should be stopped. The way inflation is typically dealt with is to raise interest rates to reduce investment‚ slow down the growth of the economy‚ and so hold down that nasty inflation. If that reduces
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Rising inflation Inflation in India – Nature and Magnitude If it all there is a dream in the minds of India’s policy makers and RBI‚ it is to conquer the unflinching inflation. Of course in a candid tone we can say that it is a pipe dream at least in the context of current times. Inflation needs no introduction. Inflation occurs due to a steep rise in price levels against the normal purchasing level of consumers. In the recent years‚ more than any issue Inflation has plagued the Indian economy
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Inflation Facts 1. In economics‚ inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. 2. As inflation rises‚ every dollar will buy a smaller percentage of a good. For example‚ if the inflation rate is 2%‚ then a $1 pack of gum will cost $1.02 in a year. 3. A dollar from 1950 is now worth only $0.12 4. The term “inflation” is from the Latin term inflare‚ meaning to “blow up or inflate‚” and it was first used in a monetary sense
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CAUSES OF INFLATION Inflation is caused when the aggregate demand exceeds the aggregate supply of goods and services. We analyze the factors which lead to increase in demand and the shortage of supply. Factors Affecting Demand Both Keynesians and monetarists believe that inflation is caused by increase in the aggregate demand. They point towards the following factors which raise it. 1. Increase in Money Supply. Inflation is caused by an increase in the supply of money which leads to increase
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Spring 2010 Ameritrade - Harvard Case Study Background: Ameritrade Holding Corporation is securities brokerage services and technology-based financial services firm from the United States. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Omaha‚ Nebraska. “Ameritrade MERITRADE for self-directed retail investors; TD AMERITRADE Institutional that provides brokerage and custody services; trading platforms that enables research and analysis; a suite of education
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Question 1: To compute the standard deviation‚ it is used the EXCEL STDEV ( ) Function and the expected return is equal to the sum of return rates in 24 months divided by 24. Stock | Vanguard 500 | California REIT | Brown Group | Standard Deviation | 4.61% | 9.23% | 8.17% | Expected Return | 1.10% | -2.27% | -0.67% | Question 2: To compute the standard deviation in a portfolio‚ it follows the formula SD= ( ) 1/2
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Calculate the variability (standard deviation) of the stock returns of California REIT and Brown Group during the 2 years. How variable are they compared with Vanguard Index 500 Trust? Which stock appears to be the riskiest? Vanguard Index 500 Trust California REIT Brown Group STDEV 4.61% 9.23% 8.17% Based on the above‚ the riskiest stock would appear to be California REIT. Suppose Beta’s position has been 99% of equity funds invested in the index fund‚ and 1% in the individual stock
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Bond Case Sam Strother and Shawna Tibbs are vice presidents of Mutual of Seattle Insurance Company and co-directors of the company’s pension fund management division. An important new client‚ The North-Western Municipal Alliance‚ has requested that Mutual of Seattle present an investment seminar to the mayors of the represented cities‚ and Strother and Tibbs‚ who will make the actual presentation‚ have asked you to help them by answering the following questions. What are the key features of a
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Excerpt from FS Series #1: enabling sub-sovereign bond issuances B3. Case 3: Alternative Financing for Water Utilities — Lessons from a Failed Bond Issue in Indonesia B3a. Background and Environment PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN THE WATER SECTOR HAS BEEN VIRTUALLY ABSENT IN INDONESIA. ACHIEVING INDONESIA’S MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL‚ TO HALVE THE PROPORTION OF PEOPLE WITHOUT SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER AND BASIC SANITATION BY 2015‚ WOULD REQUIRE A TENFOLD ANNUAL INCREASE IN INVESTMENTS
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