Behavioural finance Understanding how the mind can help or hinder investment success By Alistair Byrne With Stephen P Utkus For investment professionals only – not for retail investors. 1 Why bother with behavioural finance? This document aims to provide a practical introduction to general tenents of behavioural finance and highlights the potential lessons for successful investing. The behavioural biases discussed in this guide are ingrained aspects of human decision-making
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Finance club 2/25/2014 United Health Group UHG is a Fortune 500 company (No. 17) and is one of the largest healthcare providers in the nation. UnitedHealth Group is the most diversified health care company in the United States and a leader worldwide in helping people live healthier lives and helping to make the health system work better for everyone. 2/18/2014 Scott Bradley‚ CEO of United Prairie Bank‚ will be joining the Finance Club during our meeting tonight. Mr. Bradley will be speaking
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Chapter 18 - Liability and Liquidity Management Fin 698 Fall 2012 Prof. Anderson HW #7b: chapter 18: 3‚ 10‚ 11‚ 16 and 17. (These appear in the book on pages 568-572.) Solutions for End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems 1. What are the benefits and costs to an FI of holding large amounts of liquid assets? Why are Treasury securities considered good examples of liquid assets? A major benefit to an FI of holding a large amount of liquid assets is that it can offset any unexpected and
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COMM370 – Alejandra Medina Practice for Lecture 12-13: Modigliani-Miller Propositions Question 1. Prove Modigliani-Miller proposition 1 with corporate taxes. As part of your answer‚ clearly state the underlying assumptions‚ explain the intuition underlying the proof‚ and conceptually interpret the meaning of the proposition. Note: you should be able to formally prove MM 1 & MM2 as we did in class. Question 2. Levered Inc. and Unlevered Inc. are identical in every respect except for capital
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Chapter 15: Preserving and Restoring Nature Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ _________3. The United States’ first two national parks are A. Glacier and Great Smoky Mountains. B. Yellowstone and Everglades. C. Olympic and Yosemite. D. Yosemite and Yellowstone. E. Great Smoky Mountains and Yellowstone. _________4. _________ is believed to be the first national park in the world. A. Glacier National
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Chapter 7 Discussion Questions: 1. The primary concern should be for safety and liquidity rather than maximization of profit because they help meet the necessities of the firm when it comes to the firm’s transactions. This money must be available when it is needed. 2. Lockbox systems and regional collection offices both make the process of checks coming from a far location faster. The difference between the two is that lockbox systems only require the use of a post office box and a local
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what is the YTM in this case? (a) 3.1% (b) 2.9% (c) 2.6% (d) 3.4% 1 2 Financial statements (4 points) Use the following information for ECE incorporated: Assets Shareholder Equity Sales $200 million $100 million $300 million If ECE reported $15 million in net income‚ then ECE’s Return on Equity (ROE) is: (a) 5.0% (b) 7.5% (c) 10.0% (d) 15.0% If ECE’s return on assets (ROA) is 12% ‚ then ECE’s return on equity (ROE) is (a) 10% (b) 12% (c) 18% (d) 24% If ECE’s net profit margin is 8% ‚ then ECE’s
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meet our commitments in the Gulf of Mexico. We sold assets and reduced complexity. And we focused investment on areas where we see higher margins. Over the following pages‚ we report on the actions taken to build a stronger‚ safer BP. 2 3 4 8 10 12 15 Information about this report Business review: Group overview BP at a glance Chairman’s letter Group chief executive’s letter Energy outlook Our business model 20 22 28 30 32 Our strategy Our performance Our key performance indicators Our management
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CHAPTER-15 Question 15.1: * Answer (b) Answer: 10 MHz For beyond-the-horizon communication‚ it is necessary for the signal waves to travel a large distance. 10 KHz signals cannot be radiated efficiently because of the antenna size. The high energy signal waves (1GHz − 1000 GHz) penetrate the ionosphere. 10 MHz frequencies get reflected easily from the ionosphere. Hence‚ signal waves of such frequencies are suitable for beyond-the-horizon communication. Question 15.2: * Answer
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SOLUTIONS TO HOMEWORK 1 1.2. a. The ten elements are the ten cars b. 5 variables: Size‚ Cylinders‚ City MPG‚ Highway MPG‚ and Fuel c. Categorical variables: Size and Fuel Quantitative variables: Cylinders‚ City MPG‚ and Highway MPG 1.3. a. Average mpg for city driving = 182/10 = 18.2 mpg b. Average mpg for highway driving = 261/10 = 26.1 mpg On average‚ the miles per gallon for highway driving is 26.1 – 18.2 = 7.9 mpg greater compared to city driving. 2.47. a. (Other possible stem-and-leafs
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