ECO2013 -Principles of MacroEconomics 8/5/15 Federal Funds Rate Increase According to our textbook in Chapter 12‚ the federal funds rate is "The interest rate financial institutions charge each other for overnight loans used as reserves. A change in the federal funds rate reflects changes in the market demand and supply of excess reserves." I found the best explanation of the federal funds rate at http://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/federalfundsrate.asp. Investopedia defines it as "the
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| Long Term Capital Management and the Hedge Fund industry | | | | | | Introduction The Hedge fund industry is surrounded by much controversy and debate; and that for many years. Lack of oversight‚ excessive returns‚ unclear impact on the market and more‚ are all subjects of concerns for market participants and the public. According to Priya Jestin on Hedge Fund Street‚ “on an average day‚ between 18 and 22 percent of all trading on the New York Stock Exchange is related
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Depreciation Essay A method of accelerated depreciation‚ in which double the straight-line depreciation amount is taken the first year and then that same percentage‚ is applied to the un-depreciated amount in subsequent years is called double-declining-balance-method. Depreciation methods that provide a higher depreciation charge in the first year of an asset’s life and gradually decreasing charges in subsequent years are called “accelerated depreciation methods”. This may be
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1421646 SOURCES FOR LONG TERM FINANCE Long-Term Finance Long-term finance is borrowed capital that will be repaid over a specific time period longer than one year. Need for Long-Term Finance Long-term finance is required for modernization‚ expansion and diversification within the company or its products. It is when the company requires huge quantities of goods or services. Long-term finance decision is an irreversible decision. Sources of Long-term Finance: 1. Equity Capital A stock or any other
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turning your rental profit into taxable loss: depreciation. What is Depreciation? The money you spend for your rental property is considered by the IRS as an expense‚ and is usually written off. When you make major improvements and renovations to a property you bought‚ the IRS does not really consider the amount you sent as an expense‚ since you still have the property and its increased value. For this kind of expenses‚ the IRS allows you to claim depreciation.
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Increases and Decreases In Social Capital The definition of ‘social capital’ is easiest to define when looking at both words separately. Essentially‚ the ‘capital’ is the breadth‚ number and subsequent advantages of ‘social’ bonds. As sociologist John Fielding puts it‚ “Its central thesis can be summed up in two words: relationships matter.” (Field‚ J (2008). Social Capital. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge. 1). These relationships may manifest themselves in numerous social contexts‚ such as in work
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pioneer in launching mutual funds in the capital market in the country. It was a milestone step for investors in our capital market. The then first private organisation‚ AIMS‚ evolved its professional mechanism in 1999 for organising mutual funds in Bangladesh. Mutual funds grew slowly over the period of time and had only been close-ended since beginning of its operation in the capital market. In 2010‚ also the first-ever open-end mutual fund was floated in the capital market by the Prime Finance
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Term Paper on Overview of Capital Market of Bangladesh Md. Habibur Rahaman Id: 092-11-145 A K Azad Sumon Id: 092-11-144 Md. Hobikul Islam Hobi Id: 111-11-273 Md. Tajul Islam Id: 092-11-159 Md. Saif Uddin Khan Id: 111-11-274 Md. Majharul Islam Id: 111-11-275 Course Title: Fundamental of Investment Submission Date: 8th April‚ 2012 Term Paper on Overview of Capital Market of Bangladesh Mr. Md. Tanvir Hamim Lecturer Faculty of Business and Economics Daffodil International
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The Illusion of the Capital Gains Tax Increase Policymakers and researchers have long been interested in how potential changes to the capital gains tax system affects the health of the overall economy. A capital gain is the increase in the value of a capital asset realized over its cost basis (Saxton). The lower tax rate for capital gains is the policy that the United States has followed from the inception of the income tax‚ a policy followed by almost every other advanced economy on earth. As numerous
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special meaning. Finance function may be defined as the procurement of funds and their effective utilization. Business finance means‚ finance required for promoting and running trade‚ commerce or industrial undertakings. Business finance can broadly be defined as the activity concerned with planning‚ raising‚ controlling and administering of the funds used in the business. The business finance mainly involves‚ raising of funds and their effective utilization keeping in view the overall objectives
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