Essays and Research Papers on Personal Finance

This 5 page paper considers the performance of the Nokia ADR's since 1995, looking at the specific company influences as well as the wider influences from the financial markets. The bibliography cites 1 source.

This 5 page paper considers this question, arguing that international standards may not always be the best, but they will provide a level playing field. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

A 10 page paper contending that the events we have seen in the stock market since the beginning of the Twenty-first Century have a definite resemblance to those witnessed in the stock market crash of the 1920s. The author contends that these periods were preceded by exceedingly high stock prices, prices which weren’t, in ...

This 5 page paper considers how forecasting may be inaccurate and problematic. Reliance on forecasting can lead to erroneous operational decisions being made, such as the case of Bic's subsidiary company Sheaffer found out. In this paper the writer looks at the different forms of forecasting and how they may be used, but arguing that ...

This 6 page paper explains how activity based costing (ABC) operates and how it can be seen as more accurate than other management costing accounting methods, such as absorption costing due to the increased transparency and flexibility. The paper looks at why and how it can be used as well as recognising the limitations ...

This 10 page paper provides an overview of financial considerations in respect to the commercial real estate market. Valuation is discussed in depth and many issues are broached such as finding an appropriate site and securing adequate financing. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 5 page paper reviews an article that considers the influences on the price of new issues high yield bonds. The writer considers what the value of the article is to the reader, a criticism in quantitative and qualitative terms of the research as well as the value that the article may add to the ...

6 pages. This paper will serve to explain why activity based costing might lead to more accurate cost control than the traditional absorption costing based approach. The discussion will include under what conditions the implementation of activity based costing is likely to be more effective with particular reference to product mix and information availability. ...

This 8 page paper considers the company's background, financial performance and the way that hedging may be used in the international markets. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

6 pages in length. The writer offers very short summaries from twenty articles dated since September 10, 2001. No additional sources cited.

A 6 page paper that discusses the Federal Reserve System, which is the central bank for the nation. A short background on when it was established is provided, along with its structure, functions and goals. Examples of Federal Reserve actions over the past year are offered to illustrate how the Federal Reserve uses the tools ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the semiconductor market in the U.S. and how the sector will fare in the struggling economy. Global implications are also discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 10 page research paper that contrasts and compares retirement communities and the various locales that are being chosen for retirement by the rapidly aging "boomer" generation The writer also discusses the importance of financial planning towards a comfortable retirement. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper considers how labor and capitalism is seen through Adam Smith's' Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations'. Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism and 'Time, work-discipline and industrial capitalism by E P Thompson. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 5 page paper reviews an article which suggests that firms are using the terrorist attacks as an excuse for failure. Microeconomic variables are utilized to analyze the article and decision theory is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 8 page paper consider three cases of large corporate losses; These are the near collapse of the Long-Term Capital Management fund, Sumitomo Corp's $2.6 billion loss in June of 1996 and Proctor and Gamble's 1994 loss of $157 Million. The writer examines each of these cases to outline the reasons for the losses and ...

This 5 page paper considers what is meant by natural unemployment. The writer then continues to look at the way governments may adopt different polices to reduce this level of unemployment. The writers uses both the classical school of economic and the Keynesian school of economic in looking for answer. The bibliography cites 6 ...

The company of China is complex, underneath the formal communist economy is the social gift economy of interpersonal exchanges. This 6 page paper looks at the two economies comparing them and then focusing on the role of the gift economy in the social and cultural structure of the country. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the accounting framework in Singapore. The writer examines the colonial influence on the accounting systems and the way that international trade has impacted on the accounting standards in the country. The writer also considers the role of the auditor within the accounting framework. The bibliography cites 10 sources. ...

This 5 page paper uses Communist China as an example of how communist nations utilize the free market. Ideas surrounding the use of the market by nations with socialist or capitalist ideation is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 9 page paper provides an overview of the economic and social impacts of unemployment compensation, also known as unemployment insurance. This paper integrates a view of the problem of unemployment and the economic and social impacts of introducing unemployment compensation. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page paper is an outline for a dissertation on the way in which the Russia has tried to stabilise its' currency. The bibliography cites 12 sources.

With the advent of the single currency in Europe there will be direct effects on the companies located outside of the single currency zone that wish to trade with those inside the single currency. This 7 page paper considers the impacts that the single currency may have on companies in this position. The writer includes ...

There are many ways of appraising the investment value of a potential investment or project. The writer looks at some of these methods including Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Payback, the profitability index or the cost benefit ratio and the Net Present Value (NPV). The writers argues that NPV is the better tool to ...

A 5 page paper that discusses two primary issues relative to the Federal Reserve Bank - buying and selling securities and the reserve requirement ratio. The paper opens with a brief discussion of the Bank's goals and purpose. Bibliography lists 5 sources.