the book‚ but we can lay out three basic facts now: (1) Any financial asset‚ including a company’s stock‚ is valu- able only to the extent that it generates cash flows; (2) the timing of cash flows matters—cash received sooner is better; and (3) investors are averse to risk‚ so all else equal‚ they will pay more for a stock whose cash flows are relatively certain than for one whose cash flows are more risky. Because of these three facts‚ man- agers can enhance their firms’ value by increasing the
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FUND OPEN END FUND DEFINATION A type of mutual fund that does not have restrictions on the amount of shares the fund will issue. If demand is high enough‚ the fund will continue to issue shares no matter how many investors there are. Open-end funds also buy back shares when investors wish to sell. CLOSED END FUND DEFINATION A type of fund with a fixed number of shares outstanding‚ and one which does not redeem shares the way a typical mutual fund does. Closed-end funds behave more like stock
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Business Organization Joint – Stock Company An Entrepreneur or business owner will sell stock to investors‚ and in return‚ promise the investors a percentage of the company’s profits‚ based on how much stock they buy. We see this in larger businesses in the US‚ most notably during the market crash we experienced a couple years ago. Independent investors as well as other companies bought and shared stock with many of the big banking corporations‚ since the bands values began to drop‚ shareholders
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over the industry. In addition‚ the company should have a modest P/E ratio‚ one of at least less than the average P/E ratio in the sector. This generally prevents a company from crashing if it is has an earnings report which is not as glamorous as investors expected. If its P/E ratio is low for the industry‚ the stock often undervalued‚ although one can check this through many ways such
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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is known as the Big Bull of Dalal Street. On obvious reasons he enjoys a huge fan following in the markets. Many investors have the habit of emulating his investments. In this article we will explore some aspects of in this regard. Lets us look at some of the major stocks of his portfolio and see how an investor would have fared buying into them. The hits Agro Tech Foods Rakesh Jhunjhunwala has been holding Agro Tech Foods for long. However he has reduced his holdings on the
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came through‚ the company would be in an excellent position to carry out its mission. Moreover‚ securing a deal was practically a prerequisite for any eventual initial public offering‚ which was an attractive exit strategy for many of the company’s investors. Harpaz also believed that the company could either attempt to secure financing now or wait until it struck a partnership deal. He has three options to consider for the company which he
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sending the poor into more poverty. Initiatives of the past two decades to make businesses socially responsible will also have been a waste. Communities and socially-responsible investors may shy away from initiatives aimed at addressing serious social issues. Microfinance faces a danger of turning into how well investors are doing of how profitable microfinance institutions are instead of actively focusing on ending
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Each investor has $1 million to invest. Their goal is to finance a lifestyle which requires at least $50‚000 income (dividends + franking credits) in 30/6/2013 dollars. [This is a 5% return on $1 million.] It will all be invested in shares in companies listed
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attempt to understand investors and the reflection of their interactions in financial markets. Such understanding can‚ for example‚ help investment professionals tamp down the overconfidence of investors in their ability to beat the market. Or it can help investment professionals cater to this overconfidence. Standard approach to financial economics or Traditional finance. Standard finance‚ also known as modern portfolio theory‚ has four foundation blocks: (1) investors are rational; (2) markets
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