Essays Tagged: "Investment strategy"

Using futures contracts to take advantage of the January Effect.

irst analysed the research made by the professor about the "January effect", then we focused on his investment strategy and finally, thanks to the two precedent parts, we took a decision.Step I. Resea ... ferent this time and that the boom of the January effect could not happen at all this year.Step II. Investment strategy:We call January effect the market anomaly in which small stocks typically begin ...

(12 pages) 53 0 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Investment Strategy: Stocks

market to invest in securities can be risky but with a little research and a carefully thought out investment strategy the road to financial security can be yours. The purpose of this paper is to out ... be yours. The purpose of this paper is to outline an investment strategy that focuses on return on investment (ROI). ROI is "a performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment or ...

(5 pages) 182 0 4.3 Mar/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

New Financial Instuemtns

ded into many different sub fields. My topic of new financial instruments falls in the sub field of investments. I choose this topic because I am interested in the investment field and I hope after co ... r in a finance department for a company. As financial planner, I will need to help others create an investment strategy or a diversified portfolio using different kinds of financial instruments to imp ...

(49 pages) 199 0 5.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Personal Financial Advisor

your current house or use it for other purposes?What is the rate of return that you expect for your investment?Which risk level is sustainable to you?When Brook is in college, do you plan to buy a car ... cover your needs in retirement. After reviewing and analyzing your balance sheet, your cash flows, investments and expenses, and projecting those out to 2022, I made a financial plan that meets your ...

(4 pages) 42 0 4.0 Jul/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Direct Foreign Investment Decision Proposal

Direct Foreign Investment Decision ProposalStar Jeans Company has been weighing the option to enter into foreign te ... and close analysis, the financial team at Star Jeans Company has devised the optimal financial and investment strategy for entry into Brazil. Team B will present this strategy and discuss a range of ... tic dollar. "As a country and emerging economy, Brazil remains a very attractive market for foreign investment receiving 3% of the total global foreign direct investment in 2004, representing the larg ...

(18 pages) 174 0 5.0 Dec/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Strategic Management Processes in Eskom, South Africa

THE STRATEGY4.1Factors Which Led to Changes in the Strategy4.2Results and Expected Results5. ESKOM INVESTMENT STRATEGY INTO THE FUTURE6. RECOMMENDATIONS ON STRATEGIC ACTIONS AND CONTROLS NEEDED8.1.Re ... fordable electricity will promote stability in the economy, and it will also attract foreign direct investment. But to bring certainty in the equation, government adopted the National Electricity Regu ...

(17 pages) 99 0 1.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making

Research Of Investment Banks

Content Description of research division at investment banks Percentage of employees force under the research division at the firm Major researc ... focus on equities, fixed income, futures and etc Other areas of research that the firms focus on in investment strategy and economic The importance of research function The meaning of the concept rese ... e meaning of the concept research Who is an investment analyst? Responsibilities or functions of an investment analyst Necessary Skills for successful analysts What an industry's average data tells an ...

(34 pages) 155 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Risk Analysis on Investment Decision - Silicon Arts, Inc

ncial Analyst for SAI, one of the duties performed is to analyze the two mutually exclusive capital investment proposals. The two options are to expand within the existing Digital Imaging market share ... (NPV), and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) for each option. These reviews illustrate a more practical investment choice is for SAI to enter the wireless communication market. The internal and external v ...

(4 pages) 181 0 0.0 Jun/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Asset Classes Paper Mutual Funds Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares

30 organization will be determined. The following will explain how classifications and the current investment environment impact organizational decisions concerning the composition of these portfolio ... mized strategy with the customer's goals in mind. It makes available to its clients a wide range of investment products and services. When selecting the fund that best suits the clients need, some key ...

(4 pages) 92 0 0.0 Jul/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Risk and Return Tradeoff Memo

tals of portfolio construction in relation to the risk-return tradeoff and the relationship between investment strategy and investment performance. As a treasury analyst for Casa Bonita Ceramics, I wa ... emo will detail my decisions made in the simulation, discuss the Sharpe ratio and how it relates to investment decisions, and lastly, provide recommendations for changes in the organization's investme ...

(4 pages) 158 0 4.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Rates & Indexes

Relative Performance Analysis Paper

market to invest in securities can be risky but with a little research and a carefully thought out investment strategy the road to financial security can be successful. In this paper, Team A will 1) ... ustry average, and lastly, Team A will determine whether or not changes will need to be made to our investment portfolio.Walt DisneyWalt Disney (DIS) belongs to the Media Conglomerates industry. Disne ...

(5 pages) 108 2 4.1 Oct/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The Collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers

ncial crisis with its collapse. Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers collapse resulted from their heavy investments in the subprime mortgage market.Bear Stearns, the nation's fifth-largest investment bank ... losses of the subprime bonds.The large losses made the creditors who were financing this leveraged investment strategy with Bear Stearns uneasy, as they had taken subprime, mortgage-backed bonds as c ...

(8 pages) 72 1 5.0 Oct/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Risk Analysis on Investment Decision

company a competitive advantage to acquire W-Comm. The acquisition would be considered an external investment strategy. According to Ross, Westerfield and Jaffe (2005), there are three legal ways to ... ts.Silicon Arts, Incorporated (SAI) expansion of its market share in digital imaging is an internal investment strategy. The company has the opportunity to expand its markets two ways. SIA could creat ...

(4 pages) 25 0 0.0 Dec/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers