Should the company go ahead with either project? If it must choose between them, which should it take?

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Carpet Baggers Inc. is proposing to construct a new bagging plant in a country in Europe. The two prime candidates are Germany and Switzerland. The forecasted cash flows from the proposed plants are as follows:The spot exchange rate for euros is $1.3/€, while the rate for Swiss francs is CHF 1.5/$. The interest rate is 5% in the United States, 4% in Switzerland, and 6% in the euro countries. The financial manager has suggested that, if the cash flows were stated in dollars, a return in excess of 10% would be acceptable.

Should the company go ahead with either project? If it must choose between them, which should it take?

Discuss each company’s current management of working capital and current assets:

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This project allows you the opportunity to perform critical thinking, by addressing specific financial trends and industry comparisons for the following companies:
Costco
Walmart
This project will be a comparison/contrast paper that shows a demonstration of the application of financial analysis and critical thinking. You will be performing trend analysis and industry comparisons on 3-4 years worth of financial statement data (whatever tells the story).

So . . . .what is required . . . .
1. Discuss each company’s current management of working capital and current assets:
a. How does seasonality affect cash balances and inventory management?
b. Is the company managing and using its current assets well? Why, or why not?
c. What type of financing strategy does the company use?
d. How might free cash flow impact financing and investing decisions?

Choose an option contract and retrieve current trading data for different strike prices and maturities

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Choose an option contract and retrieve current trading data for different strike prices and maturities (at least 5 strike prices and 3 maturities). Implement 3 options strategies – protective put, spread and butterfly.

What are Fama and French’s findings from their five-factor model? How do you reconcile their empirical findings with the CAPM model?

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Each student will write an individual report about issues raised in a Kellogg School of Management case study on smart beta exchange-traded funds and factor investing (Braun, 2018). The case study is provided on Canvas. The report is to address the following specific questions:

1.What are Fama and French’s findings from their five-factor model? How do you reconcile their empirical findings with the CAPM model?

2.Characterise smart beta ETFs.

3.What is meant by factor or smart beta investing, and what is the rationale behind it?

4.This set of questions asks you to compare portfolios created from the MSCI factor indexes and standard market capitalisation-weighted iShares ETFs, along with the MSCI USA Diversified Multiple-Factor Index and the MSCI US large-mid-cap index (the MSCI USA Index).

a.Using the data in Exhibit 3, in one chart, plot the minimum-variance frontiers constructed from:•The four MSCI individual factor indexes•The iShares large-mid-cap Russell 1000 ETF and iShares small-cap Russell 2000 ETFInclude in the diagram data points for the MSCI USA Diversified Multiple–Factor Index and the MSCI USA Index.b.What do you conclude about the value added from an investment perspective of the combination of the individual factor indexes (which are proxies for iShares’ smart beta individual factor ETFs) over traditional value-weighted investing? How does the multifactor index compare to traditional investing? How does it compare to the combination of the factor indexes?

5.This set of questions asks you to compare and contrast minimum-variance portfolios created from iShares’ bond ETF (AGG) combined with various MSCI indexes.

a.Using the data in Exhibit 4, in one chart, plot the minimum-variance frontiers constructed from the iShares bond ETF (AGG) with, respectively:•The four MSCI individual factor indexes together•The MSCI USA Diversified Multiple-Factor Index •The MSCI USA IndexInclude in the diagram data points for the MSCI USA Diversified Multiple–Factor Index and the MSCI USA Index.b.Beyond question 4, does your answer to 5a provide any additional insights into the value added of the four MSCI factor indexes (which are proxies for iShares’ smart beta individual factor ETFs)? What about the MSCI multifactor index (which is a proxy for the iShares’ potential smart beta multifactor ETF)?6.Should iShares introduce the new US multifactor large-mid-cap ETF? Why or why not?

Write about the Relationship between Cryptocurrencies and Stock Markets

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Write about any one of the following
research topics:

1. Relationship between Cryptocurrencies and Stock Markets
2. Relationship between Gold and Stock Markets
3. Determinants of Capital Structure for Non-Financial Companies

Format of the Course Work

1. Abstract (Max. 100 words) (2 Marks)
2. Introduction (3 Marks)
3. Literature Review (10 Marks)
4. Data and Methodology (25 Marks)
5. Empirical Analysis (40 Marks)
6. Conclusion and Implications (10 Marks)
7. References (5 Marks)
8. Tables and Graphs (5 Marks)
output as such into your word document. Tables and graphs should be sequentially
numbered and titled appropriately. Provide explanatory notes for each table.

Describe the conditions of the Capital Markets

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Describe the conditions of the Capital Markets (Equity, Debt, Money Market, Repos, Mortgages, Foreign Currencies and in particular Derivative Product Market.
Identify the significant players inside the US Government, The Federal Reserve Bank, Investment Banking, Commercial Banking, The European Commission, The European Central Bank, The governments of the UK, France and Germany.
Explain – The contributing Factors to the Collapse, The Significant Players and the Player Casualties, the Relief Provided by the Government Safety Net, the Moral Hazard, Fiscal Policies and Monetary Policies followed and anything else to adequately tell this story

Write 2500 words critically discussing this statement with reference to relevant theories and empirical evidence.

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Write 2500 words critically discussing this statement with reference to relevant theories and empirical evidence. Briefly elaborate policy implications in your conclusion.

Evaluate  HSBC bank, over the last 8 years

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Evaluate  HSBC bank, over the last 8 years

In 200 words or less, state your argument as to why you agree or disagree with Mr. Buffet.

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Rad the attached FT Interview with Warren Buffet. In 200 words or less, state your argument as to why you agree or disagree with Mr. Buffet. Include at least one bible passage in your analysis.

Discuss differences between sociological understanding and common-sense understanding of unemployment

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Discuss differences between sociological understanding and common-sense understanding of unemployment