A portfolio manager rotates through the equity sectors based on the US business cycle. According to...
Equities in the US have enjoyed a sustained bull market for over ten years. Over the past 10 years, the Information Technology sector has consistently outperformed other sectors in the SP500. Today, the Information Technology sector most likely has a much smaller weight in the SP500 index than it did ten years ago. One implication of this change in Information Technology’s sector weight is that if the sector falters in the near future, the SP500 will likely struggle to make...
Jennifer is interested in the mutual fund RBC U.S. Index Fund – Series A. She has a few questions for you before she buys this investment. a) Does the reported fund’s return include the Management Expense Ratio (MER) ? Yes or No b) What type of fee is charged: No-load, Front-end load or a Back-end load? c) Is the status of this mutual fund classified as a closed-end or open-end mutual fund? d) Based on your response in c), explain...
SYNOPSIS The product manager for coffee development at Kraft Canada must decide whether to introduce the company's new line of single-serve coffee pods or to await results from the product's launch in the United States. Key strategic decisions include choosing the target market to focus on and determining the value proposition to emphasize. Important questions are also raised in regard to how the new product should be branded, the flavors to offer, whether Kraft should use traditional distribution channels or...
Read the Article posted below, then answer the following questions: Mergers & acquisitions are a major form of corporate diversification strategy, identify and discuss the top three reasons why most (50-60%) of acquisitions fail to create shareholder value. What are the five major components of “CEMEX Way” and why has this approach been so successful in post-acquisition integration? In your opinion, what can other companies learn from the “CEMEX Way” as a benchmark for acquisition management? Article: CEMEX: Globalization "The...