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    Chapter 6: Productivity and Human Capital After reading Whelan’s argument, do you agree that Bill Gates should be so much richer than you? Why? Not Mentioned. Evaluate the following statement from pg. 113: “We should not care about the gap between the rich and the poor as long as everyone is living better.” I believe this statement has one solid

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    What is Pyramid Scheme? As it name indicates, pyramid scheme is a business model that has structured of pyramid or “Top-Down” business model. It is based on hierarchical setup whereby; it is initiated by an individual or a company that starts recruiting people or investors with an offer of guaranteed high returns to attract more investors to invest. In pyramid scheme, the sale emphasizes building up the organization and the number of participants and not selling products to consumers. Each investor

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    July 13th 2015, I began a journey that changed entirety of myself for the better. I woke up that morning in the hotel room I was assigned; I’d been waiting and training for an entire year in anticipation of that day. I was finally on my way to Great Lakes, Illinois to attend Naval Bootcamp under contract to attend “Basic Underwater Demolition/Seal Class 317” afterwards. I was was only 19 but it felt as if I was coming straight out of high school. I’d never lived anywhere else other than with my

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    We should emphasize, however, that investing isn't a get-rich-quick scheme. Taking control of your personal finances will take work, and, yes, there will be a learning curve. But the rewards will far outweigh the required effort. Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to let banks, bosses or investment professionals

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    History of the Ponzi Scheme Is named after con man Charles Ponzi, a Ponzi scheme is an investment fraud that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new investors.(SEC, 2013) . Typically Ponzi Schemes entice investors with ensuring higher returns rather than alternative investments, in the form of short-term returns that are either abnormally high or remarkably consistent. Top broker, Bernie Madoff, was found guilty of this scheme, which will further

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    1. Explain how a Ponzi scheme works (5 pts). A Ponzi scheme, one example of a white collar crime, is typically considered to be a fraudulent investment operation in a usually made-up or nonexistent business. A Ponzi scheme works by a primary schemer (e.g. Bernie Madoff) beginning with one set of investors – these investors are encouraged by the promise of a quick and easy pay/return on their investment and success. They then invest a sum of money (usually a large amount) in the schemer thinking

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    The American Dream is no longer a dream; it is turning into a nightmare. The “American Dream” can be interpreted in many different ways. One of these many interpretations is the idea that one should graduate high school, go to college, get a good job, work there for forty to fifty years, start a 401k or an IRA, start a family, retire, and pick up a hobby like gardening or knitting. The American Dream is becoming a nightmare because it is no longer attainable; the top 1% of the population controls

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    4. After watching the Daily Show interview with Jim Cramer, I believe that Jon Stewart’s questions were fair as he was trying to get Cramer to confess CNBC’s faults during the financial crisis and his contributions to them. One instance of this was Stewart calling out CNBC for creating an unrealistic image of the market by covering up the embezzlement scandals and failing to expose the actions of those behind it, despite their frequent interview appearances. I agree with Stewart in this argument

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    In the State of Wisconsin, exams, licensing, and continuing education for real estate agents are governed by the Department of Regulation and Licensing, drl.wi.gov/index.htm. Much of the licensing information pertains not only to the sale of houses, but also to anyone who wishes to obtain any professional license, from a license to work as a security guard to a boxing license to a license for a private investigator. There are three basic real estate licenses in Arizona, a broker 's license and a

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    relate to transactions that (a) show the personal information of third parties in violation of applicable law, (b) support pyramid or ponzi schemes, matrix programs, other “get rich quick” schemes or certain multi-level marketing programs, (c) are associated with purchases of real property, annuities or lottery contracts, lay-away systems, off-shore banking or transactions to finance or refinance debts funded by a credit

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