In anticipation of Mary’s request for comparative analysis, it will be useful at this time to do some research. You know that you can obtain the financials of companies within the same sector or Standard Industry Code as Apix Printing (e.g., commercial printing), and that the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Standard Industry 2012 code for Apix Printing is presently 323111. Use Hoover’s Pro to search […]

A. Assume that you own a sizeable investment portfolio that is invested exclusively in a broad-based stock market index fund.  Assume also that you contemplate adding a sizeable investment in the stock of the company that you have elected to use for Assignment 1 (which is due at the end of Week 10).  What will happen to the overall riskiness of the portfolio, and why, […]

Our final objective is to take the information we analyzed in the first homework assignment and attempt to value Proctor & Gamble (PG) to determine whether it would make sense to invest in the stock today (2/26/16).   Use the excel template provided to assess any historical and forecasted data.  99% of your quantitative information will come from your calculations but if you have downloaded anything, […]

Assignment 2: Investment Risk Management Due Week 8 and worth 280 points Risk management negligence within the financial services industry contributed to one of the most significant economic crisis in the recent history of the U.S. During this time, Lehman Brothers, a global financial services company, filed for bankruptcy protection. This created the largest bankruptcy ever within the financial services industry. In order to complete this […]

You are writing a 2 pages financial journal (with attached table) to your clients discussing your current positions. You are updating your clients about the stock portfolio based on current financial market and economic conditions in recent weeks. You will be discussing your stock portfolio. You pick one stock in your portfolio. It should be a company you want to learn more about. It could […]

Unit V Assignment   Follow the directions below for the completion of the introduction and literature review revision assignment for Unit V. If you have questions, please email your professor for assistance.  Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to revise the introduction and literature review of your academic argumentative research paper, which you created a draft of in Unit IV.  Description: In this assignment, you will […]

(Essay) Please read the case entitled Democracy in Zimbabwe (C15-02-1655.0) and write a minimum two page essay (see the sheet below) of the issues in the context of the interaction between politics and economic performance. Please read the Acemoglu and Robinson paper as background material for this assignment. Address the six points raised by Mr. Tsvangirai in the problem set sheet below — think like an economist in assessing the […]

2. Assessing Economic Exposure Alaska, Inc., plans to create and finance a subsidiary in Mexico that produces computer components at a low cost and exports them to other countries. It has no other international business. The subsidiary will produce computers and export them to Caribbean islands and will invoice the products in U.S. dollars. The values of the currencies in the islands are expected to remain […]

Use Worksheet 14.1 to help Andy and Rachel Cutler, who’d like to retire while they’re still relatively young – in about 20 years. Both have promising careers, and both make good money. As a result, they’re willing to put aside whatever is necessary to achieve a comfortable lifestyle in retirement. Their current level of household expenditures (excluding savings) is around $85,000 a year, and they […]

Week 2 – Assignment       Job Description Paper  The primary function of the job description paper is to increase understanding of your current, or a prospective, position. The following areas of the job description should be considered: •Tasks, •Tools and Technology, •Knowledge, •Skills and Abilities, •Educational Requirements.  Submit a paper in which you describe each of the above mentioned areas of the job description from the […]