Post-Modern Portfolio Theory PMPT Definition‚ Investment Strategy‚ and Differences With MPT By Kent Thune See More About alternative investing build a portfolio mutual fund analysis See More About alternative investing build a portfolio mutual fund analysis Definition: Post-Modern Portfolio Theory (PMPT) is an investing theory and strategic investment style that is a variation of Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT). Similar to MPT‚ PMPT is an investing method where the investor attempts to take
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upon the word "Mercantilism". But what does mercantilism really mean? An example of mercantilism would be like this: A colony produces tobacco. The tobacco is then shipped back to the mother country and made into cigarettes. The mother country then SELLS the cigarettes back to the colony. Many countries in Europe‚ especially England and Spain‚ used this method to obtain gold and silver. But does mercantilism benefit the colony as much as it benefits the mother country? Mercantilism is unfair because
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opposition of the modern world. Marked with mass-producing factories‚ corrupt government and laws‚ and other radical institutions‚ the nineteenth century gave birth to a new age and a new belief that opposed these advancements‚ transcendentalism. Instead‚ this philosophical movement encourages the spiritual and intuitive outlook on the simple world. From the depths and issues of everyday society of about 200 years ago‚ this belief is still relevant in everyday life as the world continues to rapidly
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people know about infamous act of terrorism. Unfortunately‚ it was not the only one. Some people say that the world is becoming a better place in which to live‚ but we are exposed to an increasing number of dangerous situations. Hence‚ I think that the world is a dangerous place in which to live for several reasons. Firstly‚ we are living in an era of wars. There aren’t any big wars such as World War II‚ but there are many acts of violence and threats of mass destruction. These are due to terrorism
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Religious expression The statement of “ Money should be spent helping people‚ not decorating a place of worship” is a very controversial one. It could either be true or false‚ depending on the place‚ time and size of the church. It is completely true that the money used for decorating a place of worship such as a church or a mosque could be better-spent helping people as mentioned in the previous statement. However‚ I agree and disagree with this statement to certain extents. I agree because
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Importance of Physics in the Modern World By PatrickB‚ eHow Contributor Physics is second only to mathematics in the purity of its principles. Physics describes how the natural world works through applied mathematical formulas. It deals with the fundamental forces of the universe and how they interact with matter looking at everything from galaxies and planets to atoms and quarks and everything in between. All other natural sciences stem from physics. Chemistry is essentially applied physics and
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Shakespeare wrote over forty plays in his life and through those creations has proved an always relevant‚ valuable author to millions of readers and scholars. It is evident through his works never-ceasing popularity and analysis of such that in their often ancient seeming context his use of core themes and language features‚ often hidden create links to the modern world of which we live‚ thus creating a footbridge of familiarity from his world to ours. Four hundred years ago‚ Shakespeare wrote the Tempest‚
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John Germick criticism on the modern world Huxley satirically comments on the state of the modern world—the world around him in the 1930’s and by extension‚ the future as well. One of the ways that he does this is through use of the caste system. Having a caste system is not unique to the world state. Ancient cultures it to separate the peasants and the wealthy‚ or the rich and the poor. In fact‚ even now society has customised a modern caste system‚ even though people are conditioned to think
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Olympic games in modern world The most important sport event in the world for today undoubtedly are Olympic Games in Sochi. The Olympics - it’s a great honor for any country. Our compatriots can be proud of the fact that this great sport event took place in Russia‚ and it emerged as the clear statement of greatness of country. Almost every nation sends teams of selected athletes to take part. The purposes of the Olympic Games are to foster the ideal of a "A Healthy Mind In a Healthy Body "
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There have been many religions that have been created across the world since man has been here. Islam was started by a man named Muhammad he created what is now Islam in or around 622 A.D. He started as a merchant that worked in Mecca and then left the city for 13 years while he was wandering he had visions that God was talking to him and telling him to form a new religion. He then came back to Mecca and started to preach to the people there. Mecca at the time was mostly polytheistic‚ and while
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