1. This case goes back to the year the 2005. Value Trust was an $11.2 billion mutual fund in the middle of that year and had outperformed for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index for 14 consecutive years. The fund was managed by William H. Miller III. During those 14 years‚ the fund experienced an average annual return of 14.6%. This return outperformed the S & P 500 by 3.67% per year. Morningstar claimed the Value Trust mutual fund fell behind the S & P 500 in 32 12-month periods
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a. Do you think the US government was right in proceeding with the anti-trust case against Microsoft? Explain. What are the disadvantages to customers when one company dominates an industry? Why should competition be encouraged? The settlement focused on Microsoft’s selling practices with computer manufacturers. Until now‚ Microsoft would sell MS-DOS and Microsoft’s other operating systems to original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s) at a 60% discount if that OEM agreed to pay a royalty to Microsoft
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Best friends. Yes‚ what really constitutes a best friend? Qualities necessary in a best friend will vary according to whom you speak to. What qualities do you expect in a best friend? For me‚ a best friend should be caring‚ trustworthy‚ and honest. A caring friend is one that takes quality time to get to know you. A friend that is deeply thoughtful of your situation in life; whether it is financial or social needs. A caring friend is usually one who does not conveniently be absent when you are
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A true friend is one who stands by us during good times as well as bad times.Based on this criterion we may regard trees as our best friends‚because they have stood by us for centuries‚providing us with food and fuel‚and meeting many of our other needs. Trees serve us in a variety of ways.They provide us with medicinal herbs‚fruits‚nuts‚rubber‚oil and many other useful articles.They keep our environment clean and fresh.They use up the carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and give out oxygen.They
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Trusts and Estates Medilin Spring 2006 Intro and Intestacy 1) Power to Transmit property at death- Dead hand Control a) Estate and gift taxes as method of restriction i) redistributes some wealth and attempts to break up accumulations of large wealth ii) gift tax prevents the use of inter vivos transfers to get around inheritance restrictions iii) spousal deduction- can give as much as want to spouse during life and at death iv) charitable deduction- also allowed to
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Mean Girls Friends are very important because your life would be miserable without them. You need people to talk to sometimes. Sometimes when you’re lonely you just need a friend. Friends are there for you‚ they need you and you need them. Friends make your life enjoyable. Going behind someone’s back is very wrong and happens at Peters Township sometimes. It can ruin friendships if people find out about their friends doing such a thing. You can lose other friends and people may not like
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have an understanding friend is far more worth than gold. You are a gift wrapped in ribbons of thoughtfulness and trimmed with kisses and smiles‚ given by God to stay not just for a day‚ but for life. So I hope you’ll be always there when I needed you the most. I will be always here for you my friend. When you have a problem you can come to me and share what problem you’ve got. I won’t promise to be your friend forever‚ because I won’t live that long. But let me be your friend as long as I live. I
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How Trust Affects Interpersonal Relationships MGT 521 Management June 15‚ 2010 Dr. Michael A. Barker SPHR How Trust Affects Interpersonal Relationships Teck-Hua Hohas‚ with Haas School of Business‚ University of California‚ Berkeley‚ California‚ and Keith Weigelt‚ with The Wharton School‚ University of Pennsylvania‚ Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania conducted a laboratory investigation entitled Trust Building Among Strangers‚ (MANAGEMENT SCIENCE‚ Vol. 51‚ No. 4‚ April 2005‚ pp. 519–530‚ issn
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literary devices to effectively parallel the story between severally religious story’s and symbolism. Oates gives several hints and subtle displays of the stories and the meanings behind those of the bible and Oates also relies heavily on the devil and sacrificial lamb scenario. In some of these teachings we learn that good does not always triumph over evil‚ especially in the purity of innocence like the main character had Connie. Arnold Friend is a cold truth that the world can easily influence
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Fair Weather Friends 2 The majority of us have friends‚ the friends we have known since childhood‚ the friends we would do anything for; the friend that would do anything for us. Most of us have friends that are for specific situations‚ the friends we party with‚ the friend who will help us paint our house; the friend we can call
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