Essays on Investment

Does Newell have a parenting advantage? Yes, good handle on cost structure – how to make high volume low-cost products and relate to volume sellers; operational efficiency and profitability – Newellization, solve fundamentals of cost structures to bring operating margins to 15% Also M&As, Centralized support processes, access to large retailers • What does it…

The emergence of Multinational Enterprise and Foreign Direct Investment in Developing countries signifies the welcoming atmosphere of acceptance to change. Coupled with the promise of economic growth and development through technology transfer, knowledge sharing and productivity improvement, undeniably, the opportunity is there. This being the case, Foreign Direct Investment through Multinational Enterprise became an important…

The first fundamental investment decision is Assets Allocation. Since that the assets allocation is the most important determinant of portfolio returns, before investment, I made a primary allocation: 35%-40% equity (including IETF), 30%-35% mutual funds and funds, 10%-15% options and futures, cash. When it comes into reality, I found it is hard to exactly follow…

Bond P is a premium bond with a 12 percent coupon. Bond D is a 6 percent coupon bond currently selling at a discount. Both bonds make annual payments, have a YTM of 9 percent, and have five years to maturity. The current yield for Bonds P and D is percent and percent, respectively. (Do…

Cemex is one of the fastest growing cement manufacturers in the world. Starting out more than a decade ago Cemex, “has transformed itself from a primarily Mexican operation into the third-largest cement company in the world” (Hill, 2008). The success of Cemex has been attributed to its skills in customer service, marketing, information technology, and…

The size and age profile of the population of India offers an incredible marketing opportunity for our sports trainers SME. In 2012 the population was estimated at 1,259,721,000, 25% of whom were aged 10-24 (Population Reference Bureau, 2012) i. e. our target market of ‘younger people’. Being classed as a developing country signifies that the…

Case Summary In early 2003, Boeing announced plans to design and sell an airliner named the 7E7. Boeing aimed for the 7E7 to be more fuel-efficient, carry between 200 and 250 passengers, able to accomplish both domestic and international flights, as well as be 10% cheaper to operate than Airbus’s A330-200 aircraft. All of these…

Blaine’s capital structure is not appropriate because of several reasons. The biggest of them being not using debt financing. Without debt, Blaine is not realizing its true potential. The firm would actually need plenty of capital if it wants to continue on the path of growth and make required acquisitions and expansion. Although with increasing…

Bernie Madoff’s $50 Billion Ponzi SchemeNamed after con man Charles Ponzi, a Ponzi scheme is a fraud of investment, which appeals to investors due to the promise of high returns with little to no risk. Investors believe they are receiving profits however they are merely receiving principal of new investors. In order to be successful,…

As such, every society must have a political system with a basic framework that incorporates the totality of institutions and institutional arrangements working as the tools for he exercise of political power. (palmary, 1974) In flourishing democracy like Bangladesh input institutions like political parties, mass media, pressure groups and so on, and authoritative institutions like…