FI 410 Final Exam Study Guide Chapter 2 and 3: Investment risk- pertains to the probability of earning a return less than that expected. Standard deviation measures the stand-alone risk of an investment The larger the std deviation‚ the higher the probability that returns will be far below the expected return Two-Stock Portfolios: Can be combined to form a risklss portfolio if correlation (p)= -1.0 Risk is not reduced at all if the two stocks have correlation (p)= +1.0 In general‚ stocks have an
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EEOC v. Federal Express (2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 1260 [4th Cir.]) Facts: FedEx appealed a case awarding a disabled employee‚ Ronald Lockhart‚ with compensatory and punitive damages. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) the employer must be acting with malice for punitive damages to be awarded; in addition‚ there was evidence that questioned if punitive damages were warranted. FedEx claimed that Lockhart’s supervisors failed to accommodate him at work‚ not FedEx‚ and they did engage in a
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The Grand Targhee resort has struggled at times‚ changing ownership‚ wheeling and dealing with federal land managers‚ and sparring with local conservationists over expansion plans and real-estate development. None of that affects the snow‚ however‚ which is terrific. Or the deep‚ forgiving powder from November through spring (more than 500 in. annually)‚ and a more peaceful‚ less-crowded village that provides a worthy alternative to Teton Village. Many skiers break up a Jackson ski trip by driving
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In our history as a Nation‚ we have had some conflicts that have arisen when this occurs and it can be difficult to define what it means to have religious freedom. It should not come as a surprise to us that this may be a conflict in our future. Religion is an asset in our human lives that has directed us toward morality from the beginning of humanity as religions have grown in diversity. There is no category to which it belongs; therefore‚ it is difficult to face this problem head on when there
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What was important in the ruling of Hobson v. Hansen (1967)? What did this change for future creation of psychological assessments and testing. In Hobson v. Hansen‚ the United States Supreme Court is important because the ruling was not fair; this case questions the ability of grouping. . This case demonstrated the un appropriateness to utilize tests on African American in where were developed with the use of Caucasian participants. The case demonstrated culturally biased testing. Due to the
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book “Canyons” by Gary Paulsen has very descriptive adjectives and picture painting descriptions for everyone to read. The setting of the book “Canyons” is switches off from the perspective of Brennan who is a 15 year old young man living in the modern age who is a freshman in highschool. Then the book switches to Coyote Runs perspective where he lives in the past where there is zero technology. Also Coyote runs is a 14 year old boy. In the beginning of the novel Brennan is in the canyons with his
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1. Title and Citation: Dennis v. united States 341 U.S. 494 71 S. CT. 857 (1951) 2. Facts of the Case: a. The Smith Act made it a criminal offense to knowingly or willfully advocate the overthrowing of any government in the United States by force or to attempt to commit or conspire to commit the crime the same. The Petitioners were brought up on charges under the Act for allegedly willfully and knowingly conspiring to organize as the Communist Party of the United States‚ a group whose members advocated
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Gaurav kumar (SEC. A) Grand Strategies Strategy Formulation is a strategic planning or long range-planning. This process is primarily analytical‚ not action oriented. This process involves scanning external and internal environmental factors‚ analysis of the strategic factors and generation‚ evaluation and selection of the best alternative strategy appropriate to the analysis. Identification of various alternative strategies is an important aspect of strategic management as it provides the alternatives
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Tinker v. Des Moines is a court case that happened in 1969 and was a dispute about wearing armbands to school for a protest against the Vietnam war. The principals did not like the idea of the protest and decided to shut it down by banning all armbands. The students weren’t going to go down without a fight and wore them anyway. This case all started with a meeting at Christopher Echardt’s house to do a silent protest of the Vietnam war. The “Tinker kids” decided the wear two-inch-wide black armbands
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Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Nevada‚ 1996991 P. 2d 1183People in the United States commit crimes and make up excuses why they should not be held accountable for a crime. Insanity and temporary Insanity have significant differences. One might ask themselves is there really any meaningful difference? During the history of our court system there has been many significant court decisions which address the controversy topics of insanity and temporary insanity as it relates to criminal procedures. One
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