with a variety of industries. I think having a diversified portfolio gives me the opportunity to be safer in my investments. By safer I mean that the variation of value and weight in my portfolio has helped my portfolio to create a balance‚ without creating a great loss. Since some of my securities have higher risk then other‚ mainly I have more of a conservative approach in my investments. Unfortunately my securities have not met my expectation‚ due to the economic impact my portfolio has declined
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Investment banking is a type of financial service that focuses on helping companies acquire funds and grow their portfolios. Much of this comes in the form of stock and bonds transfer‚ but investment capital and wholesale corporate acquisitions are also part of the equation. Bankers within this sector are usually highly trained‚ and are widely recognized as some of the most elite participants in the financial marketplace. They are often sought as much for their consulting and advising services as
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Investment Bankers Rasmussen College In a few paragraphs‚ please explain what investment bankers actually do and address the question "What is the purpose of the prospectus when they publicly sell the shares?" 1.) Investment Banker? Investment bankers are representatives that help companies and governments and their agencies to raise money by issuing and selling securities in the primary market. They assist public and private corporations
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COLGATE - PALMOLIVE CO. FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND OF COLGATE Colgate was founded as a small business which mainly in New York in 1806‚ Colgate Palmolive (CL) never stops its step on developing and improving its business‚ at the same time‚ the exploration of Colgate has ever never stopped as well. Through acquisition and expansion strategies‚ according to Forbes‚ Colgate has become the 65th largest company in the world
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gurus: Parker grades and en primeur wine prices H´la Hadj Ali† S´bastien Lecocq‡ Michael Visser§ e ‚ e ‚ September 2005 ∗ Abstract The purpose of this paper is to measure the impact of Robert Parker’s oenological grades on Bordeaux wine prices. We study their impact on the so-called en primeur wine prices‚ i.e.‚ the prices determined by the chˆteau owners when the wines are still extremely young. The Parker a grades are usually published in the spring of each year‚ before the wine prices are established
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Introduction to Investment Banking An investment bank is not a bank in the usual sense. It doesn’t have checking or savings accounts‚ nor does it make auto or home loans. It is a bank in the general sense‚ in that it helps businesses‚ governments‚ and agencies to get financing from investors in a similar way that regular banks help these organizations get financing by lending money that the banks’ customers have deposited in the banks’ savings‚ checking‚ and money market accounts‚ and CDs. In other
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INVESTMENT BANKING: AN OVERVIEW INVESTMENT BANKING WHAT DO THEY REALLY DO? WHAT DO THESE PROJECTS HAVE IN COMMON? Affordable housing Small businesses ISAW Bridges Big corporations SM GE GS ISAW BIG OR SMALL‚ THEY ALL NEED CAPITAL. WHAT DO INVESTMENT BANKERS DO? Traditional role: assisting clients client WHAT DO INVESTMENT BANKERS DO? Traditional role A) Raising Capital: “Underwriting” B) Buying or merging with other businesses: “Financial Advisory” WHAT DO INVESTMENT BANKERS
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Ethical investments are similar to traditional investments with only one difference. Both traditional and ethical investors pursue the same goal of capital gains‚ higher income and/or preservation of capital for future needs. "The major difference between traditional investors and ethical investors is that ethical investors do not want their investments going for things that cause harm to the social or physical environments. Instead they want their investments to support needed and life supportive
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Investment Policy‚ Ethics‚ and Portfolio Management March 10‚ 2010 Mid-Term Problems Chapter 13 Question 1) Briefly describe the results of studies that examined the performance of alternative industries during specific time periods and discuss their implications for industry analysis. Industry analysis is performed and relevant because different industries have different performance over time periods and during different stages of the business cycle. Yearly performance studies
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I. Six major investment banks: The principal purpose of an investment bank (and of investment banking in general) is the underwriting of new securities issued by an investment bank’s clients. An investment bank may also provide other services‚ such as professional advice‚ working with mergers & acquisitions‚ and private wealth management. Traditional "investment banking" refers to financial advisory work. For example‚ a big corporation might ask for the bank’s help if it wants to borrow money
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