Math 5067 001 Homework 1 Due 9/11/13 1. Read Chapter 1 in the DHW text (sections 1.1 – 1.3 are mandatory) and answer the following: a. List at least three incentives for an insurance company to develop new insurance products. b. (Exercise 1.1 in DHW) Why do insurers generally require evidence of health from a person applying for life insurance but not for an annuity? c. (Exercise 1.3 in DHW) Explain why premiums are payable in advance‚ so that the first premium is due at issue‚ rather than in
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International Portfolio Management Fall 2010 PROBLEM SET 1 Investment Policy and Bond Portfolio management Due date: Friday‚ September 17‚ 5:00 pm. No late problem sets will be accepted. 1. Assume that at retirement you have accumulated $825‚000 in a variable annuity contract. The assumed investment return is 5.5% and your life expectancy is 18 years. What is the hypothetical constant benefit payment? PV = -825‚000‚ i = 5.5‚ n = 18‚ PMT = 73‚358.93. 2. You manage a
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improved globally‚ adding onto the attractiveness of going on cruises as a vacation for families. As the world becomes more developed‚ cruise-line companies are able to offer better packages such as tax-free shopping‚ on board entertainment‚ and casinos. 2. What specific steps has Carnival Cruise Lines taken to benefit from global social changes? Carnival Cruise Lines have benefited from changes in global environment by paying attention to the discretionary income people have. For example‚ during economic
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I’m good at many things but some stuff I need improve in. One thing I need to improve in is math because it’s little complicated to me but I hope it changes. I learn the best one on one depending on what subject. I enjoy playing math games which is easier to learn too for me. There many goals I want to accomplish. One goal I have I have is to get into AP classes in 11th grade and 12th. My go for math class this year is to get
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The Portfolio Investment Report 1. Introduction The paper shows the general situation about portfolio investment between all February‚ which will presents the portfolio evaluation and portfolio investment decision. 2. Portfolio Evaluation During the months‚ four stocks‚ one mutual funds and one bonds were added into the investment portfolio‚ which stock is Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC‚ BT Group PLC‚ Centrica PLC and Xstrata PLC‚ mutual funds is YAFIX‚ and bonds is Goodyear Tire& Rubber Co.
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differences between Diabetes mellitus Type I vs Type II. Are there any other forms of diabetes? Type 1 diabetes is insulin dependent‚ an autoimmune destruction of beta cells in the pancreas. Therefore‚ required insulin replacement‚ and not associated to obesity‚ and occur mostly in children and adolescent. However‚ type 2 diabetes it is non- insulin- dependent‚ and caused by decreased of insulin production‚ and occur mostly in people 50+ age‚ and associated with obesity. 2-What are the functions of the
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this report is to construct and evaluate two portfolios‚ index tracking portfolio and speculative capital growth portfolio both began their lives on 21st April 2008 and ended on 20th May 2008. The purpose of the former portfolio is to replicate the return on the ASX/S&P 500 New All Ordinaries price index and the latter one is formed aiming at outperforming the market and maximizing the capital gains. 11 stocks have been selected for the tracker portfolio. The criteria for such selection are through
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differential equations) Math. A3‚ Midterm Test I. sin2 x + cos2 x = 1 sin(x ± y) = sin x cos y ± cos x sin y tan(x ± y) = tan x±tan y 1∓tan x·tan y differentiation rules: (cu) = cu ′ ′ ′ ′ ′ (c is constant) cos(x ± y) = cos x cos y ∓ sin x sin y (u + v) = u + v (uv)′ = u′ v + uv ′ ′ ′ u ′ = u v−uv v v2 df dg d dx f (g(x)) = dg dx sin 2x = 2 sin x cos x tan 2x = sin x = 2 cos 2x = cos2 x − sin2 x 2 tan x 1−tan2 x 1−cos 2x ‚ 2 integration rules: cos x = 2 1+cos 2x 2 cf dx = c
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MBA Modern Portfolio Theory Corporate Finance II Final Paper Table of Contents 1. Title Page pg. 1 2. Table of Contents pg. 2 3. Introduction/ Executive Summary pg. 3 4. Modern Portfolio Theory pg. 3 5. Portfolio Management pg. 4 6. Controlling the Risk pg. 5 7. Diversification pg. 6 8. CAPM pg. 7 9. Beta: Advantages and Disadvantages pg. 8 10. Options pg. 10 11. Hedging
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Running head: INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION International Portfolio Diversification International Portfolio Diversification Globalization resulted‚ among other things‚ in a noticeable increase in foreign trade and investment worldwide. For individuals‚ the main type foreign investment is foreign portfolio investment (or foreign indirect investment) which is “the investment by individuals‚ firms‚ or public bodies (e.g.‚ governments or nonprofit organizations) in foreign financial
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