The Effect of Virtual Worlds Virtual Worlds have become a trend and it affects the people in several ways. They become less social, they hide behind their fake characters and waste their money on virtual items. Being attached to unreal life is making people relay on being unknown and instead of living the real world, they tend to make the Internet an essential element in their life. Staying unhidden makes people unsocial; they lie, cheat and live an unrealistic life. They start to make the virtual
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In this paper we will make the stock market analysis and commentary on the quotations of the Commercial Bank for the years 2007 and 2008 based on its prices in the Athens Stock Exchange. SECTION I PERFORMANCE AND AVERAGE YIELD The performance of a share is equal to the percentage difference between the initial and final property owner. The average yield value is calculated as the sum of the yield of a share to the number of returns. As far as the Commercial Bank is concerned, the average stock
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the S&P 500 index - a result nearly equal to the average expense ratio of mutual funds (fund expenses are a drag on the funds' return by exactly that ratio). Since index funds attempt to replicate the holdings of an index, they obviate the need for active management, and have a lower churn rate. 2. Is the graph consistent or inconsistent with market efficiency? Explain carefully. The graph is consistent with market efficiency. The efficient market hypothesis (EMH) states that it is not possible to
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R N A L THEORY & PRACTICE FOR FUND MANAGERS O F FALL 2013 Volume 22 Number 3 RISKBASED PORTFOLIOS special section The Voices of Influence | iijournals.com Pursuing the Low Volatility Equity Anomaly: Strategic Allocation or Active Decision? ERIK KNUTZEN ERIK K NUTZEN is the chief investment officer at NEPC LLC in Cambridge, MA. eknutzen@nepc.com FALL 2013 JOI-KNUTZEN.indd 75 I n the past several years, asset managers have built investment strategies based
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walks away, does not listen, or emotionally leaves the conversation people feel unloved or disrespected. The freeze mode makes the receiver just sit there and take it, full of fear, and anxiety. None of these responses allow the person to be an active listener. As long as someone is yelling he or she will be unresponsive, not change, be rebelliousness, and could lead to ending the relationship. Communication is improved by talking in a calm respectful manner. If upset when communicating, take
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According to the handbook, there are seven listening responses a listener can give to anyone who’s in need guidance. Those styles are: prompting, questioning, paraphrasing, supporting, analyzing, advising and judging. For the first scenario, I’d use the Questioning response to get more information about the situation before giving any advice. The first scenario involves an employer giving complicated directions for a task that the person must do. When I read the first complaint I could imagine
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the “DFA 9-10 Strategy”, in which they invested in companies chosen from the 9th and 10th deciles of the NYSE, the American Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ. Later, they added the “DFA 6-10 Strategy” and the “DFA 6-7-8 Strategy”. The implemented an active strategy by searching for attractive purchases. They screened stocks. They looked for impatient or desperate sellers. They rejected stocks that were expected to divulge news soon. They questioned themselves about the seller and the nature of the sells
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memorandum |to: |All employees | | |subject: |listen up! active listening and the benefits | |date: |July 30, 2014 | |cc: |board
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Characteristic of the Affective Counselor Lamonte Mackey Liberty University Abstract Characteristics of an effective counselor can range from person to person or their opinions. Counseling is the application of mental health, psychological or human development principles, through cognitive, affective, behavioral or systemic intervention strategies, that address wellness, personal growth, or career development, as well as pathology. Thus counseling focuses on helping people make changes unlike
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1. What listening requires? Listening is a process wherein a person uses his or her sense of hearing to successfully interpret a message in a communication process. There are a number of different requirements to be able to attain effective listening. Of course, the receiver should lend his or her ear and keep quiet, respect the one who is talking. In respecting the speaker, his mannerisms or habits and his and your differences in language should also be taken note of. Also, an open mind is also
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