investments

You work for an investment firm and recently wrote a position article on your firm's approach to risk. The article now appears on your company's website. It has, interestingly enough, generated e-mailed responses from potential clients and your firm is asking you to address some of their questions for a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) segment that will be posted to the site soon. Specifically, some of the respondents have compared investing in the stock market with gambling and state that even some of the financial press have advocated for "dart throwing"- meaning it does not really matter which stocks to choose as returns on all the stocks are similar. These respondents would like a respon... click for more

Business

Instructions: Please a paragraph (5 sentences) respective to your opinions about the information pages below. NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWERS ACRAnet-CBS Branch Divisions Do You Know Who You're Hiring? Employment Screening Predictor As you move into the future of human resources, you will want to form relationships with partners that can help you do your job more effectively. For security and information services, there is no better partner than ACRAnet CBS Branch Our Employment Screening Predictor is designed to help HR professionals make hiring and personnel decisions more quickly and with confidence. Our experience is as solid as our reputation. We pride ourselves on offe... click for more

Series of questions

1. You run a clothing store and employ several salespeople. A friend comes in and asks you a favor. He has selected a $900 suit off the rack and wants a one-time 50 percent discount. How should you respond? If you acquiesce, word will spread to others that your business is cut-rate; more customers will expect sizable discounts. Furthermore, if your salespeople witness you acceding to this request, they might be inclined to make special offers to their own friends. Either way, your bottom line will be significantly affected. 2. Because of past abuses, last week you put out an edict that the company copier cannot be used for personal purposes. Your son's Cub Scout leader just called you ... click for more

Valuation

To some people, valuation is seen as a science. This means once we input the needed data into some elegantly developed formula, then we should get a firm price as a result. To others however, valuation is seen as an art -meaning there is more to valuation than a mere mechanical operation. what do you think? Outline your thoughts in a paragraph or two. Specifically state the reasons for your argument.

CBM / opionion required

If you were a bank manager, would you like CBM as your client? Why or why not?