October 1, 2012 Case Study#6: Beta Management Company In 1988, Sarah Wolfe formed and became the CEO of an investment management company named Beta Management Company in the Boston metro area. It was primarily created due to the results of the October 1987 market crash when a rich married couple was saddened by their investment losses. In early 1991, Ms. Wolfe was pondering whether or not to initiate a plan to set out new objectives and guidelines for Beta in the upcoming year. Currently, Beta’s
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| Beta Management Company Case Report | | Full name: Student ID: Class Time: Lecturer's Name: | Table of Contents I.Case background 2 II.Sarah Wolfe 2 III.Background of California R.E.I.T. and Brown Group, Inc. 3 IV.Return and risk 4 V.Summarize in bullet points what you learn from your case analysis. 7 VI.Appendix 8 I. Case background Who: Sarah Wolfe who is the founder and also the CEO of Beta Management Company Where: Small investment companies near a suburb of Boston
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Beta Management Company | | |Investment Management case study | Table of contents Backgrounds……………………………………………………….……1 Strategies………………………………………………………………...1 Background of California R.E.I.T and Brown Group Inc……………2 Return and risk…………………………………………………….....…2 Summary………………………………………………………………...4 Appendix………………………………………………………………...5 Background: Beta
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Beta Management Group is a small investment management company based in Boston, which was founded by Ms. Sarah Wolfe (The founder and CEO of the Beta Management Group) in 1988. Ms. Wolfe follows a market timing investment strategy based on two portfolios; the Vanguard index and money market instruments. The goals of Beta Management were to enhance returns but reduce risks for clients via market timing. Ms. Wolfe would keep the vast majority of Beta’s funds in no-load, low-expense index funds; and
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1. What factors should Ameritrade’s management team consider when evaluating the proposed advertising program and technology upgrades? How significant are these factors from a risk perspective? Based on the case, we know the company Ameritrade Holding Corporation is a deep-discount brokerage, and the company’s proposed strategy is to increase the customer base by being a low-cost provider against its competitors. The company plans to invest more towards technology and advertising, and cut costs
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Financial Analyst Division Date: October 7, 2013 Re: Midland Energy Resources Inc. Weighted Average Cost of Capital Midland Energy Resources Inc. is a publicly traded company that primarily deals in the energy industry. The company itself is divided into three major operational divisions, two of which that is concerning to the company include: Oil and Gas Exploration and Production (E&P) and Refining and Marketing (R&M). The Petrochemicals division will not be addressed. Going forward, Midland Energy
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Investment Management BMC Case Study Student Name: Junwei Wang Student ID: 11516655 Class Time: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Tuesday Lecturer: Wing Bui Table of content Q 1. 1 Q 2. 1 Q 3. 2 Q 4. 2 Q 5. 3 Beta Management Company I. Case Background Beta Management
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culture lies in the beliefs, values and assumptions of an organization. When an organization has a strong culture the company is defined as one that believes, across the board, the values and beliefs of the company. Many organizations have sub-cultures that will ‘buck’ the system, but when the company is defined as having a strong culture, even the sub-cultures are in line with the company values and beliefs. Where the problems may arise is organizations that are so embedded in their belief and value
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Retention Assumptions Customer retention/attrition is estimated by the Company to arrive at the adjusted revenue, however, no support is provided for the 75% of probability of retention.(Exhibit XI) Retention rate can be expected by conducting statistical analysis of historical customer turnover and revenue growth rates. When historical customer data of sufficient quality is not available, it may be necessary to rely on management estimates or industry data. Probability of retention is important because
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Executive Summary Henkel AG is a worldwide company, which headquarter is located in Düsseldorf, Germany. Since 1876, holds a well-known leading market positions in both industrial and consumer businesses. It employs around 47,000 people, from at least 6 different areas worldwide. The company has brands and technologies which focused in three globally operating areas: Laundry & Home Care, Beauty Care and Adhesive technologies (Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, 2012). From 2012 their sales values
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