“Mutual Funds and their role in portfolio management” would help the readers take advantage of an excellent investment vehicle: mutual funds — the best of which offer you diversification, which reduces your risks, and low-cost access to outstanding money managers, who boost your returns. The topic has been chosen to provide a detailed introduction to the world of mutual funds along with the jargon associated with it, the various types of mutual funds available in today’s market. Mutual funds play a
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* Question 1 4 out of 4 points | | | M2 consists ofAnswer | | | | | Selected Answer: | M1 plus amounts in savings accounts, money-market mutual funds (held by individuals), and small time deposits (under $100,000). | Correct Answer: | M1 plus amounts in savings accounts, money-market mutual funds (held by individuals), and small time deposits (under $100,000). | | | | | * Question 2 0 out of 4 points | | | A mechanism by which a short-term loan is made, allowing
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– debt and equity markets maturity – money market and capital market trade – spot market and delivery market deals in financial claims – primary market and secondary market Indian Financial Market consists of the following markets: • • • Capital Market/ Securities Market o Primary capital market o Secondary capital market Money Market Debt Market Primary capital market- A market where new securities are bought and sold for the first time Types of issues in Primary market •
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Depression Cycle Strategy : Money How to Get It and Keep It Adopted from Doug Casey, Chairman, Casey Research Regardless of the cycle at present and even if you are already wealthy, some thought on this topic is worthwhile. What would you do if some act of God or of government, a catastrophic lawsuit, or a really serious misjudgment took you back to Square One ? One thing about a real depression is that everybody loses. Thus, the winners are those who lose the least. Since October 1971 we
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selecting the projects that maximizes the firm’s value when the capital infusion is restricted. It can be defined as a process of distributing available capital among the various investment proposals in such a manner that the firm achieves maximum increase in its value. The calculation and method prescribes arranging projects in descending order of their profitability based on their average rate of return, the cash payback period, the net present value, the internal rate of return, and selecting the
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overcome through deflation to balance the value of their dollar. Hyperinflation is created by an extreme rapid inflation causing price increases to be so out of control that the concept of inflation is meaningless. For example, a sandwich that once cost $2 would now cost $3000 showing there is no relative value in relation to the country’s GDP (gross domestic product). Hyperinflation is to be in effect when inflation increased 50% in a month. These times of hyperinflation have been most noted in
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term ‘Devaluation’ is used. It means a deliberate downward adjustment of a country's official exchange rate by its government i.e. central bank (RBI in India) relative to other currencies; Where as in floating or fluctuating exchange rate currency's value is allowed to fluctuate according to the foreign exchange market. In this case, it is known as Depreciation. There are two implications for currency devaluation. * First, Devaluation makes a country's exports relatively less expensive for foreigners
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baj01275_c01_001-021.qxd 2/09/07 02:23am Page 1 1 PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING IN ACTION Developing a Personal Financial Plan Starting Point Go to www.wiley.com/college/bajtelsmit to assess your knowledge of developing a personal financial plan. Determine where you need to concentrate your effort. What You’ll Learn in This Chapter ▲ Personal financial planning and decision-making strategies ▲ Factors that influence financial planning ▲ The stages of successful financial planning
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Abstract The United States has experienced several problems with the use of the one cent coin, the penny. A small value coin almost worthless to the world of goods, but rings up a price when producing one. It costs twice as much as itself to make, and four billion of them are created a year. The US government dances around this problem and should have eliminate them back in 2006 when people were melting the copper and selling it for profit. This paper states several topics of why the penny only
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UNIT-I Unit I: Nature of Financial Management: Meaning – Nature – Objectives – Scope- Functions of Financial Management – Financial forecasting – Financial Planning – Time Value of Money (NP) Nature of Financial Management: Meaning: Financial Management means planning, organizing, directing and controlling the financial activities such as procurement and utilization of funds of the enterprise. It means applying general management principles to financial resources of the enterprise. Nature Scope/Elements
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