A summary of “When Men Stop Seeking Beauty and Women Care Less About Wealth” There is an old saying in the west: Men seek youth and beauty‚ while women focus on wealth and status. But now new research suggests that the mate-seeking preferences by gender tend to wane as men and women achieve financial equality. Based on biology‚ sperm are cheap‚ while eggs are expensive. Women pay more efforts on a baby’s born than men. A a result‚ women will be far more selective than
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Why do most mergers and acquisitions (M&A) fail to create value for the acquirer ’s shareholders? What are the main reasons in your opinion? Identify the difference between a good company and a good investment Most of publicly traded companies’ mergers destroy value for buy-side shareholders and at the same time sellers are compensated with premiums1. The same opinion is stated in one of the most quoted book about valuation and creating value: most of M&A deals don’t create value for buyers2
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Social Security Fundamentals Guidelines For Making Well-Informed Decisions There’s Wealth in Our Approach.™ When it comes to thinking about the part Social Security plays in your retirement plan‚ most of your concerns probably relate to two main questions: 1. How much can I expect to receive? (determining amount of benefit) 2. What is the best age for me to begin? (determining timing of benefit) Unfortunately‚ the only simple answer to most Social Security questions is‚ “It depends
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Corporate Social Responsibility: The Welch Era 1. Corporate responsibility is defined in chapter 5 as the corporate duty to create wealth by using means that avoid harm‚ to protect‚ or enhance societal assets. The question whether GE fulfilled this duty during the reigning period of CEO ‚Jack Welch is a topic of much debate. Personally‚ I have thought long and hard about which side of the argument to be on with this conversation. Having looked at GE during the Welch years from many angles and perspectives
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Municipal bonds are debt obligations issued by states‚ cities‚ counties and other governmental entities to raise money to build schools‚ highways‚ hospitals and sewer systems‚ as well as many other projects for the public good. When you purchase a municipal bond‚ you are lending money to an issuer who promises to pay you a specified amount of interest (usually paid semi-annually) and return the principal on a specific maturity date. Not all municipal bonds offer tax exemptions from both federal
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in life is the pursuit of material wealth? Material wealth brings happiness and joy to people‚ allowing people to be freed from financial issues. However‚ one may not know that the pursuit of material wealth is taking a huge risk and may bring about much harm to a person‚ a family or even the whole community. In my opinion‚ the material wealth will cause detrimental effects to a person‚ should a person pursuit material wealth. Therefore‚ the pursuit of wealth is not the most important thing in
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 OVERVIEW This paper intent to analyze the performance of Islamic equity unit trust funds’ in CIMB Wealth Advisors Berhad by comparing with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Composite Index (KLCI) as benchmark. This chapter will discuss the background of the study‚ historical development of unit trust industry in Malaysia‚ understanding unit trust‚ problem statement‚ research objectives and the significance of the study. 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY A plenty of investments
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Discuss whether the most effective way to have income and wealth equality is to tax income more progressively. Income is a stable flow of money‚ often a salary‚ which someone works for but this can also be made through interest on savings. This flow of money is often very unequal from person to person due to wage differentials‚ this then creates inequality. Wealth on the other hand is a stock of assets which have a market value‚ which may change over time e.g. houses or cars. These are often inherited
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UNDERSTANDING SOCIETAL WEALTH AND INEQUALITY THESIS STATEMENT ON WHAT CAN HELP SOCIETY (HYBRID OF CAPITALISM AND COMMUNISM) WHAT IS WEALTH On a general basis‚ wealth is an accumulation of physical entities which hold great importance to us. These entities are objects such as money‚ land‚ jewelries‚ gold‚ precious stones and so much more. It is also a means were by people grade themselves or attain superiority over others. Wealth comes with power‚ prestige‚ honor‚ and integrity. Wealth is a very important
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Significant of Study 15 Figure 3 15 6.0 Conclusion 16 7.0 References 17 1.0 Introduction Corporate governance means the process and structures used to direct and manage the business and affairs of the corporation with the objective of enhancing shareholder value; which includes ensuring the financial viability of the business (MCCG‚ 2012). Previous researches have attributed corporate failures to lack of compliance with the corporate governance code and Good firm performance with best practices of
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