Investment Theory and Strategies A. Passive vs. Active Strategy i. Passive One of the most profound ideas affecting the investment decision process‚ and indeed all of finance‚ is the idea that the securities markets‚ particularly the equity markets‚ are efficient. In an efficient market‚ the prices of securities do not depart for any length of time from the justified economic values that investors calculate for them. Economic values for securities are determined by investor expectations about earnings
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Risk of Investment Doug Johnson Argosy University An investor considering foreign securities for their investment portfolio would perform an analysis of diverse mutual funds‚ exchanged traded funds (ETFs)‚ along with stocks or bonds traded in the perspective country. As part of the analysis process of selecting foreign securities the investor normally studies the risk-rating/political risk map of the specific country where the investment is being consider (Johnstone
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world of investments has a wide range of options with complex financial instruments‚ because of which‚ mutual funds have emerged as a popular choice for an average investor. To the time-constrained investor‚ mutual funds provide a professionally managed collective investment vehicle that pools money from many such investors together to achieve a targeted objective through investments into asset classes like equity‚ debt and gold. However‚ while still being one of the simplest forms of investment‚ in recent
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The crisis was particularly felt in Jamaica due to the existence of structural impediments such as declining productivity‚ high debt‚ and crime. In July 2009‚ the Government of Jamaica announced its intention to borrow from the International Monetary Fund‚ (IMF). The Jamaican economy would have had to adjust their level of spending in order for the IMF to approve the borrowing agreement. The availability of this funding intends to increase opportunities in production and foreign exchange earnings
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Investment Management Lecture Notes Prof. Doron Avramov The Jerusalem School of Business Administration The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Syllabus: Course Description In this course you will study the theory and practice of investment management in domestic and global (especially US) financial markets. The course comprehensively describes conceptual paradigms and their extensive applications in practice. 2 Prof. Doron Avramov‚ The Jerusalem School of Business Administration‚ The Hebrew
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Introduction Bribery is the act of giving money‚ favor or promise that serves to persuade or influence the conduct or judgment of an individual in a position of trust (Meriam Webster Dictionary). In Arabic terminology language‚ the word of “Rashwah” (رشوة) means corruption that synonym or in relation to bribery activities. This word was also seconded to the Malay language which is “rasuah”. The word bribe also has a negative meaning in medieval French‚ where the word bribe meant “a piece of bread”
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TELETECH CORPORATION‚ 1996 Raiders Dials Teletech Wake-up Call Needed Says Investor New York (AP)---The reclusive billionaire Victor Yossarian has acquired a 10 percent stake in Teletech Corporation and has demanded two seats on the firm’s board of directors. The purchase was revealed yesterday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission‚ and separately in a letter to Teletech’s CEO‚ Maxwell Harper. “The firm is misusing its resources and not earning an
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8-1. It is advisable to borrow in order to take a cash discount when the cost of borrowing is less than the cost of forgoing the discount. If it cost us 36 percent to miss a discount‚ we would be much better off finding an alternate source of funds for 8 to 10 percent. 8-2. Larger firms tend to be in a net creditor position because they have the financial resources to be suppliers to credit. The smaller firm must look to the larger manufacturer or wholesaler to help carry the firm’s financing
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In 1980‚ the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) became the pioneer in launching mutual funds in the capital market in the country. It was a milestone step for investors in our capital market. The then first private organisation‚ AIMS‚ evolved its professional mechanism in 1999 for organising mutual funds in Bangladesh. Mutual funds grew slowly over the period of time and had only been close-ended since beginning of its operation in the capital market. In 2010‚ also the first-ever open-end
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Introduction Investment management is the professional asset management of various securities (shares‚ bonds and other securities) and other assets (e.g.‚ real estate) in order to meet specified investment goals for the benefit of the investors. Investors may be institutions (insurance companies‚ pension funds‚ corporations‚ charities‚ educational establishments etc.) or private investors (both directly via investment contracts and more commonly via collective investment schemes e.g. mutual funds or exchange-traded
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