1) Read trade barriers and firm strategy and international trade agreements such as TPP, suggest a strategy for trade in the US that includes your strategy about trade barriers, foreign direct investment, immigration and exchange rates. (300 words)

2) What is Foreign exchange risk and develop a strategy to cover that risk when you explore investing $10 million dollars in USA from India (300 Words)

Deliverable Length: 1,500–1,800 words

Part 1 Tasks

In general terms, discuss how the following should be taken into consideration when constructing an investment portfolio:

• Age
• Income
• Debt level and assets
• Marital status
• Parental status
• Risk tolerance
• Time horizon
• General economic conditions

Part 2 Tasks

Task 1

Discuss the efficient market hypotheses, and answer the following question:

• Does this hypothesis support active trading or buying a passive stock index fund?

Task 2

• Discuss several pieces of legislation that were enacted to protect against unethical investing practices.

Task 3

To illustrate your knowledge of portfolio construction, design a portfolio based on the following scenario:

• Robert and Susan Jenkins have inherited $200,000. They are aggressive investors with a joint annual income of $100,000, no debt, and an additional $500,000 in assets other than the $200,000 inheritance.

Design 2 separate $200,000 portfolios based on the following scenarios:

• The couple has 3 children between the ages of 9 and 17 years old, and they will use this money to pay for their college education.
• The couple will use the money to help fund retirement in 35 years.

When designing your portfolios, be sure to keep the following in mind:

• Each portfolio should contain at least 3 common stocks, 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) that you researched, and 3 bonds.
• Leaving a portion of the portfolio in cash is an option if you feel that is it appropriate.
• Charts and graphs should be used where appropriate.
• Portfolio models should be based on the Jenkins’ demographic profile and time horizon.

Be sure to include the following in your discussion:

• Reasons for your investment choices
• Stock and bond investment risk and return factors
• The security market line
• Beta and standard deviation
• Bond duration and interest rates

Part 3 Tasks

Generate a brief discussion of the following concepts:

• Dividend discount model
• Capital asset pricing model (CAPM)

Each LA needs to be at least 135 words.

Learning Activity #1

Pick a change scenario (e.g., restructuring, raises, layoffs, new IT system, new CEO, recession, etc.) and using the concepts and practices from the textbook, describe the elements that might be used to communicate the change effectively. You are not limited to your work environment here. Pick any change scenario you wish.

When responding to other students’ posts, become the “critic” and in a respectful way, assess whether the elements are comprehensive, relevant, and actionable. Substantiate the points of your critique.

Learning Activity #2

Discuss how managers can develop an organizational culture that encourages a high-performing system or a learning organization?

Reference

Explain  how the US stock market works. It has to be worded and structured in such a way that would encourage possible new investors, that have zero to very little knowledge of how it works. This needs to be like a presentation in essay form, at least 500 words. 

Read Case Study 13-19 West End Boutiques on p. 422 in Core Concepts of Accounting Information Systems.

Write a 175- to 260- word response to both question 1 and 2 following the case study.

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