1.-Discuss DFA as a fund and as a business. How does it add value for investors? What are the pros and cons of the passive approach? Our team thinks that DFA as a business is good especially since it is in a very competitive industry and many companies offer services in this category; but DFA’s market share is small at only 5%. Some pros about their passive approach are listed below. These will also explain how DFA works for as a fund and the value added for investors. DFA allocates the major portion
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Amaranth Advisors LLC was created in 2000 as a multi-strategy hedge fund with approximately $600 million in capital. It sought to employ a diverse group of arbitrage trading strategies particularly featuring convertible bonds‚ mergers and utilities. In 2002‚ Amaranth added energy commodity trading to its slate of strategies with JP Morgan Chase clearing Amaranth’s commodity trades. A multi-strategy fund runs several different strategies in-house that contribute to the total performance of the fund. A
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10. Tubes 2‚ 6‚ and 7 showed the effect of pH on amylase activity. The results of this experiment indicate that the activity maximum of amylase is at pH 7.0‚ whereas pH 2.0 and pH 9.0 demonstrated very little activity. In this experiment‚ pH 7.0 showed the highest level of amylase activity. Tube 3 showed that amylase did not contain maltose contamination. Tubes 3‚ 4‚ and 5 showed that water had no starch or maltose contamination. Tube 3 directly showed that water did not have maltose or starch contamination
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The position of live in advisor is something that I have been interested in for the last 6 months because of the opportunity it presents me to give back to the fraternity. I believe there there are many unique qualifications that I posses that separate me from any other candidate that you are looking into. The live in advisor job is not something that should be taken lightly and it is a position that gives its holder a great chance to make an impact on the development of the young men that we have
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 ORGANIZATIONAL DOWNSIZING – A LITERATURE OVERVIEW 2 WHY DO COMPANIES DOWNSIZING? 2 STAGES OF DOWNSIZING 3 THE IMPACT OF DOWNSIZING PRACTICES ON THE PERFORMANCE 4 ALTERNATIVES TO LAYOFF 5 EARLY RETIREMENT 5 DOWNSIZING AND THE LEGAL ISSUES 6 REFERENCES: 6 INTRODUCTION Over the past decade‚ corporations have been under economic pressures for a long term. Consequently‚ some of them were eliminated from the local market‚ the survivors have been
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9-511-004 REV: FEBRUARY 9‚ 2011 SUNIL GUPTA KERRY HERMAN TriipAdvisor w early Mo onday mornin ng in the firstt week of Au ugust 2010‚ an nd just back in i his office frrom a It was two-w week family vacation‚ v Step phen Kaufer‚ founder and d CEO of Trip pAdvisor (TA A)‚ was happy y and relaxeed. Kaufer ha ad rented two o houses for his family’s vacation in Martha’s M Vin neyard—one house h from TA’s newest service‚ Vacaation Rentals‚ and the other from a competitor site. Kaufer K was plleased
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Newtonian Mechanics 8.01 Units and Dimensional Analysis 1 Dimensions in Mechanics Physical quantities have dimensions. These quantities are the basic dimensions: - mass‚ length‚ time with dimension symbols M‚ L‚ T Other quantities’ dimensions are more complex: - [velocity] = length/time = LT-1 - [force] = (mass)(length) /(time)2 = MLT-2 - [any mechanical quantity] = Ma Lb Tc where a b‚ and c can be negative and/or non-integer 2 Base Quantities Name Length Time Mass Electric
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Marketing Plan Assignment MKTG 5703 Project Points: 25 points new idea paragraph – Due end of Week 1 125 points written report – Due end of Week 6 SPECIAL NOTE: The instructor reserves the right to amend the group structure based on the performance of the group. PART 1: New Idea Paragraph (25 points) – each student should complete this portion individually‚ doing their own research. DUE: End of Week 1 POINTS: Describe Details 10 Industry Name 5 SIC or NAICS
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A residential advisor interacts with each and every resident on their hall‚ as well as holds the position of a role model for the residents. My interest in becoming a residential advisor stems from my desire to give students at Virginia Tech the best experience they can have‚ especially in their first years. By providing residents with my support‚ dedication‚ and care‚ I can accomplish this feat. Currently my goals involve completing my Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering‚ and using my time
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AMARANTH ADVISORS Inc. Balance Sheet June 30‚ 2006 ASSETS LIABILITIES Cash $22‚000 Accounts Payable $50‚000 Accounts Rec. 5‚000 Mortgage Payable 50‚000 Inventory 40‚000 Supplies 1‚000 Total Liabilities $100‚000 Land 10‚000 Buildings $120‚000 STOCKHOLDER EQUITY Acc. Depr
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