MAY 2009 The Case for Small Cap and Value DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS IN RECENT DECADES‚ RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED a number of interesting results by studying the world’s stock markets. Two of the more interesting discoveries are the size effect and the value effect. The size effect refers to the tendency for small cap stocks to have higher average returns than large cap stocks. Banz (1981) shows that this return difference persists after controlling for systematic (beta) risk‚ and Fama and
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Science Investigatory Project LAVA LAMP [pic] Background of The Study A lava lamp is a decorative tube-shaped light fixture containing a colored‚ oily fluid that flows up and down throughout the lamp chamber in a manner reminiscent of molten lava. As the fluid rises and sinks in the lamp chamber it changes shape and breaks into globules of various sizes‚ giving a psychedelic effect of constantly shifting patterns. Credit for the creation of the lava lamp is given to English engineer Craven
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The ICC World Twenty20 (also referred to as the ICC World T20 or the World Twenty20) is the international championship of Twenty20 cricket. Organised by cricket’s governing body‚ the International Cricket Council (ICC)‚ the tournament consists of 12 teams‚ comprising all ten ICC full members and two other ICC members chosen through the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. The event is generally held every two years‚ and all matches are accorded Twenty20 International status. The 2014 event will be a host
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IMC Proposal: Second Cup Second cup was seen a popular coffee house for many Canadians‚ focusing on a comfortable and warm atmosphere for its customers to socialize with friends or catch up on some work. Known as one of the higher class coffee houses‚ Second Cup offers many specialty beverages and sweet treats‚ in addition to Wi-Fi access in all of their franchises. The purpose of selecting Second Cup for the IMC is because they have to some extent ‘dropped off the map’. This coffee house has for
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e)The risk of using plastic cup in this experiment is that the plastic material is too thin which will cause the outside surface of the plastic cup to be hot due to conduction. Furthermore‚ plastic is not a good insulator as compared to polystyrene cup and this will cause heat loss which will affect the reading of the experiment ii)NaOH is a strong alkaline solution that can cause severe chemical burns if it is in contact with skin f)i) Since the paper coffee cup gets so hot‚ many coffee shops
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New Zealand’s 2011 Rugby World Cup: A Tourism Perspective Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. 3 Figure 1: Regional spread of international RWC visitors ........................................................... 4 Figure 2: Seasonally adjusted monthly visitor numbers to New Zealand‚ 1982-2012 .......... 5 Background .........................................................................
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I found an article on Nissin Foods USA about adjusting their recipes in order to appeal to the changing tastes of their consumers‚ titled “Cup Noodles Dials Down the Salt.” Consumer concerns for health-and-wellness have been rising‚ resulting in a shift of what they perceive as valuable attributes when making grocery purchases. For the past 45 years‚ the Cup Noodles target markets focused on low-income families and college dorms‚ which emphasized the highest amount of value being on the convenience
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The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is a trophy that is awarded annually to the NHL ( National Hockey League ) playoff champions. Unlike other major sports trophies like such as in football and soccer‚ the Stanley Cup is not remade each year and winners of the cup keep it until a new champion is crowned. Something also unique to the cup is that it has the names of all winning players‚ coaches and management engraved on it. The current cup is made of silver and nickel alloy and is roughly 90 centimetres
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December 5th‚ 2011 Don’t Say “Yup” To The Cup! The FIFA World Cup is an international football – known as soccer in the United States of America – competition of men’s and women’s national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association‚ football’s global governing body. The championship team has been award the illustrious World Cup trophy every four years since the tournament began in 1930. To host the prestigious World Cup‚ countries must fiercely compete against
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FIFA World Cup: Branding Module and Marketing Strategy I. Introduction II. Main body A. The application of Brand Resonance Model in FIFA World Cup 1. Step one: Brand Salience 2. Step two: Brand Performance and Imagery 3. Step three: Brand Judgments and Feelings 4. Step four: Brand Resonance B. Analyzing FIFA World Cup market opportunities 1. Strength of FIFA World Cup 2. Weakness of FIFA World Cup 3. Opportunities of FIFA World Cup 4. Threaten
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