Assessing the Likelihood of an Interest Rate Change using information from the Federal Reserves Beige Book
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This 5 page paper uses the 14th January 2004 Beige Book Report, made by the Federal Reserve, and examines the results to assess the likelihood of an change in interest rates. The analysis looks at the results in different sectors and then considers how and why economists may come to different conclusions over the need for interest rate changes. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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Assessing the Likelihood of Impulse Purchases
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This 11 page paper considers the way impulse purchases are made. The paper begins with a consideration of purchase models and then uses data supplied by a the student to determine which groups of respondents to a survey are most likely to make an impulse purchase of a share. The result supplied by the student are in the form of a regression equation. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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Assessing the Real Value as Gold as an Investment
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This 50 page paper considers the use and value of gold as an investment. This in-depth paper puts forward the hypothesis that gold has a different role to play compared with other investments and due to the nature and longevity of the commodity, as well as the psychological association and international acceptance, gold is an investment that will prosper during times of uncertainty or recession. The writer considers the macro environmental influences, such as supply and demand and Kondratieff theory of credit creation and destruction. The writer also considers the gold standard and the interaction between gold and national currencies and the impact of the Bretton Woods agreement. The final part of the paper is an analysis of the performance of gold prices since the 1930’s depression to the current time, and how they compare to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The bibliography cites 35 sources.
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Assessing Three Business Plans
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This 3 page paper looks at three business plans and assesses which of the three is the most risky and would require the highest discount rate when assessing the potential investment returns. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
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Assessing Three Fast Food Companies; McDonalds, Yum Brands and Burger King Holdings
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This 84 page paper is an in-depth analysis of three companies all competing in the fast food industry; McDonalds, Yum Brands, owners of the Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell, and Burger King Holdings. The paper examines the corporate governance, looking at the CEO, the board of directors, the share voting and share ownership structure and the type of stockholder that have an interest or an influence. The assessment of risk and returns, looking at how the companies have performed on the stock market and using historical figures to create a beta as well as estimating the cost of capital, looking at investment returns and dividend policies and applying models of valuation. The bibliography cites 35 sources.
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Assessing Two Companies; BMW and Fiat
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This 22 page paper examines two companies using a range of tools to assess which may be the best investment. The paper starts with the use of ratio analysis and then moves onto different share pricing tools such as the book value, dividend discounting model and the capital asset pricing model. The paper ten argues there are many non financial influences and examines the way the companies compete looking at their competitive advantage strategies and using Porters Five Forces model. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEBMWfiat.rtf

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