Discuss “Rapid ongoing progress with digital technologies has increased the prospects for adoption of new forms of digital money for both domestic and international transactions.

“Rapid ongoing progress with digital technologies has increased the prospects for adoption of new forms of digital money for both domestic and international transactions. These include central bank digital currencies (CBDVs) and so-called global stable coins (GSCs proposed by large technological companies or platforms.” (IMF 2020)

Critically evaluate the literature on Dividends and Dividend Policy and making reference to current examples from the financial press, assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the dividend decision of companies.

Task 1: You are to critically evaluate the literature on Dividends and Dividend Policy and making reference to current examples from the financial press, assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the dividend decision of companies. Come to a conclusion as to whether or not dividend policy has a substantive impact in the creation […]

What does the industry project for growth? More inventory? Less inventory? Growth/contraction?Discuss

• What % of GDP does this segment represent? • What have been the annual sales for the industry? • How many people does it employ? • How many rooms? • How has it performed, grown, shrunk, etc. over the last 5 years? • What does the industry project for growth? More inventory? Less inventory? […]

Calculate how much you would have to deposit each year until retirement to fund all of your initiatives assuming the rate of return on these equities is constant.

Develop stock investment portfolio: Select five key stocks and determine their expected return from finance.yahoo.com. Presume you would invest 20% equally in these stocks and average the return. Calculate how much you would have to deposit each year until retirement to fund all of your initiatives assuming the rate of return on these equities is […]

What are the personal income tax considerations for the individual employee once payments commence under each plan?

Consider defined-benefit retirement plans and defined-contribution retirement plans and document the primary characteristics of each. Specifically, contrast the responsibilities of the employer in administering each plan. Consider the following questions: Which plan is more risky for an employer? Which plan is more risky for an individual employee? Which provides the individual employee with more resources […]

Identify a party (other than stockholders) that can be classified as a stakeholder for a corporation. What obligation does the corporation have to this party? Describe a situation where stockholder claims on the organization might conflict with the claims of this stakeholder group. If you were CEO, how would you resolve these conflicts?

Description Identify a party (other than stockholders) that can be classified as a stakeholder for a corporation. What obligation does the corporation have to this party? Describe a situation where stockholder claims on the organization might conflict with the claims of this stakeholder group. If you were CEO, how would you resolve these conflicts?

Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of each firm’s business model.

Write an analy (3 pages) compare and contrast the performance of two capital management firms: Berkshire-Hathaway and Cerberus Capital Management. The analysis should include or address the following: The history or background of each firm Revenue drivers of each firm Their approach to risk and portfolio mix Investment philosophy Compare and contrast the strengths and […]

Explain the principal assumptions used in the DDM valuation?Are the valuations consistent – why or why not?

Description . Prepare a valuation of a large financial and banking institution. This should involve: (1) Dividend Discount Model valuation; (2) Valuation by Comparables (use multiples – Price to Earnings Ratio, Price to Book Value Ratio, etc.;  has several ratios under “Valuation”); and, Damodaran’s Excess Returns Model (Excel model provided).2. Explain the principal assumptions used […]