case as a whole and using the capability matrix assessment as a baseline for my analysis‚ I would recommend Brian Trelstad to invest in Ecotact. Ecotact’s mission is well aligned with that of Acumen’s.. Ecotact’s founder‚ David Kuria’s goal was to make a social impact through providing sanitation facilities in the underprivileged areas of Kenya. Acumen’s core goal is to invest in ventures that make an impact in the Base of Pyramid sector and that show potential to scale while bringing in a return on
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start by describing what the world of startup funding used to look like. There used to be two sharply differentiated types of investors: angels and venture capitalists. Angels are individual rich people who invest small amounts of their own money‚ while VCs are employees of funds that invest large amounts of other people’s. For decades there were just those two types of investors‚ but now a third type has appeared halfway between them: the so-called super-angels. [1] And VCs have been provoked
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investment decisions‚ and lastly‚ provide recommendations for changes in the organization’s investment strategy in order to improve its investment performance. Simulation Decisions From excess cash generated in 2004‚ the company decided to invest $800‚000 in the stock market in which eight stocks had already been chosen. With the consideration of a high return without the risk of losing capital in mind‚ I narrowed it down to the final four stocks worth investing in: Desktop‚ Inc.‚ Levinthal
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Executive Summary The purpose of an executive summary is to summarize a report. Executive summaries are written for executives who most likely do not have time to read the complete document. Therefore‚ the executive summary must cover the major points and be detailed enough to mirror the content yet concise enough for an executive to understand the substance without reading the entire report. An executive summary differs from an abstract. Readers use an abstract to decide whether to read the complete
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by about 8% since 1926 in US. Why‚ then‚ does anyone invest in T-Bills? 3. You see an advertisement for a book that claims to show how you can make RM1 million with no risk and with no money down. Will you buy the book? Why? 4. You are bullish on Telekom stock. The current market price is RM50 per share‚ and you have RM5‚000 of your own to invest. You borrow an additional RM5‚000 from your broker at an interest rate of 8% per year and invest RM10‚000 in the stock. a. what will be your
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way is by diversifying your portfolio which means buying a single type of asset from many different companies. This hedges against the risk that a single company or industry will perform poorly or go bankrupt. What would affect your decision to invest? I think the only thing that would affect my decision in investing is if I have enough money to
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to ground your analysis. Acumen Fund Capabilities Assessment Matrix allows us to make a detailed analysis of various variables concerning Acumen investing in Ecotact and Meridian. Acumen mission and guidelines when choosing a company in which to invest rely on the potential for social impact‚ potential for financial sustainability‚ and potential to achieve scale. If we consider the first category of the matrix‚ we could say that Ecotact is more committed to BoP (Bottom Of the Pyramide) than Meridian
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WHAT IS TAX PLANNING ? Tax planning is an essential part of your financial planning. Efficient tax planning enables you to reduce your tax liability to the minimum. This is done by legitimately taking advantage of all tax exemptions‚ deductions rebates and allowances while ensuring that your investments are in line with your long term goals. Tax-planning amounts to making investments or contributions in line with prescribed guidelines that lead to reduction in tax liability. Simply put‚ the tax liability
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1. A CORPORATE FINANCE EXECUTIVE WANTS TO INVEST IN A NEW PROJECT THAT WILL EVENTUALLY INCREASE THE CORPORATION’S PROFITS. THE FINANCE EXECUTIVE PROPOSES THIS IDEA TO HIS DIRECTOR WHO ASKS THAT HE PUT TOGETHER A PROPOSAL AND PRESENT IT AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. 2. A PARENT OPENS UP A 529 COLLEGE SAVINGS PLAN FOR THEIR NEWBORN CHILD TO SAVE FOR THE CHILD’S EDUCATION 3) IN SELECTING THREE DIFFERENT INVESTMENT OPTIONS‚ A BROKER OFFERS AN INVESTOR THREE MUTUAL FUND OPTIONS. THE FIRST IS
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investing countries for FDI and MNC. Determinants & Characteristics There are various reasons for FDI to arise but one major reason is that investors foresee promising returns of profits of their investments in foreign nations before they invest. Every investor wants to maximize their returns as much as they can. The determinants of FDI have been
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