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    Interest is the amount charged on money credited. This amount is a percentage of the principal borrowed and is computed periodically, often annually. Interest offered by banks and financial institutions is either simple or compound. Simple interest is a percentage of the principal calculated on an annual basis. Compound is the percentage on the principal and previous interests added to the principal, and are calculated annually. Given that there are different types of income like interest income

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    CornerStone Partners CornerStone, as an investment advisory firm, has all the necessary expertise and ability to dedicate all of its resources for the sole goal of maximizing Lumina’s endowment fund returns at the desired level of risk. Lumina has limited staff, so outsourcing investment responsibility allows them to focus on their core business. CornerStone specializes in managing portfolios, so they have more knowledge and access to sophisticated investment techniques and asset classes, which small

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    Bonds are financial instruments that are used as debt investment. Bonds are a means for an investor to lend or loan money to an entity or organisation or the government. Time of maturity is usually predetermined (Bodie, Zvi, Kane, and Alan 12). The interest rate for this transaction however might or might not be fixed or be variable, otherwise known as the spot rate. The bonds are very powerful instruments in the market nowadays. T-bills, which are government issued are instruments that are used

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    Return on investment for health care finances has served its purpose for infinite years in health care organizations and will continue for years to come. The epitome of success is to have solid background knowledge in accounting and finances to tackle the issues and understand the purpose of ROI. It’s a mission and goal for health care organizations to have the best return on investment for not-for profit and for-profit organizations. Profit margins, soft, hard ROI, and look back analysis are vital

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    investing, many investors use different investment vehicles to reach their financial goals. Investment vehicles are specific investment products that investors use to with objectives of having positive returns on their investment. Due to the taxation structure in the United States investors must do their due diligence about investments to see which vehicle fits their specific needs. The reason for having to do due diligence because there are many different investments, but there are only three taxation

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    The type of China’s outbound direct investment has also evolved over the years. In the 1980s and 1990s, China’s ODI was largely undertaken by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) which focused on acquiring assets in natural resources, infrastructure and logistics (Rosen & Hanemann, 2009). This type of ODI was used to meet the demand of a growing China that needed commodities such as oil, iron, timber, and cement to develop its infrastructure and provide the resources needed for its cities to quickly urbanize

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    Lease et al. (1974) tried to find out who the individual investor is, how he makes his decisions, how he is dealing with his broker and analysis of his asset portfolio among the US investors. With the help of a questionnaire, the investment strategies followed by investors were determined. The responses portrayed that the investors followed a fundamental approach preferring a balanced and well-diversified portfolio of income. It was found that investors preferred long-term capital appreciation securities

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    INTRODUCTION Throughout the 21st century, there has been substantial growth in the range of investment products designed specifically to cater an increasing high net worth population worldwide. Investment products are categorised into two distinct classes: direct investment and indirect investment, (McKeown, Kerry & Olynyk, 2014, p. 142). Individuals capable of making informed decisions on the placement of funds into cash, equities, fixed interest and real estate based products without the assistance

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    tool of monetary policy and are taken into account when working with factors such as unemployment, inflation, and investments (Skousen, 2014). In the first scenario, we are looking at an outward shift in the demand for capital occurs in an economic boom when increased construction of plants, building, and other capital-intensive business activities requires huge outlays of investment. In this situation, interest rates tend to rise along with capital invested. (Skousen, 2014) The US economy began

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    Australia has always leaned heavily on China as a key trade partner China being the fastest growing nation creating the need for raw materials. A key investor Australia remaining as Chinas preferred investment Candidate. As well as a labour market offering cheap labour to Australian businesses, large commodities buyer and limited taxation and an average of 50% cheaper materials. Creating a heavy reliance on China showing that ultimately Australian businesses would not be able to survive leading to

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