Using weekly price data of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) stocks for the past three years, construct the portfolios listed below. Portfolios Structure: 6 portfolios of 5 stocks, 3 portfolios of 10 stocks, 2 portfolios of 15 stocks, and 1 portfolio of 30 stocks For the portfolios, compute the returns, standard deviations and coefficient of risk variation. Analyze the risk and return patterns and diversification benefits. Based on the risk/return analysis, which portfolio selections are the most profitable? How do the portfolios’ performances compare to the S&P 500’s? What are the advantages and disadvantages of including international stocks in the portfolio? If Mr. Smith chooses to include foreign stocks in the portfolio, how can he use derivatives to hedge against currency risk which can be present from international investing? Your well-written draft should meet the following requirements:

Onsider the following subscription behavior information from genie, a web site that provides tools for constructing a family tree (ancestor search). subscriptions cost $9.99 per month, but you are charged for the entire year at the time of purchase. there is a one-year minimum term when you sign up for the service. once purchased, subscriptions are set to renew automatically unless the subscriber cancels them. when a membership renews, it renews for a one-year term and again you are charged for the entire year. there are no variable costs associated with providing this service to an individual customer, but genie does engage in customer relationship activities that they believe will increase customer retention. these customer relationship activities cost genie about $10 per year per customer. based on a sample of 1000 customers that joined genie five years ago, near the time when the company was founded, they were able to determine how many of those customers remained subscribers in the second year, third year etc. based on this information, genie calculated the average annual retention rate to be 20%. genie uses an annual discount rate of 8%. a. last year, genie spent $10,000 placing advertisements on google. genie management believes that these advertisements were responsible for about 300 new subscribers. would you recommend to genie management that they purchase more google ads? b. suppose a newly-introduced loyalty program increases the number of customers that remained to 30%. does this new data change your answer to 9.a? c. do you have any hesitations or concerns about making recommendations to management based on your above estimate of customer lifetime value?

Which ranks these careers that employers are most likely to hire from the least to the greatest?

If the family’s net monthly income is 7,800 what percent of the income is spent on food clothing and housing?