Investing in a hedge fund

1. What are the costs/benefits of investing in a hedge fund? 2. What is the current stock market valuation of Creative Computers and of Ubid based on the stock prices of December 9th? Evaluate these valuations with respect to the assets associated with these firms. 3....

Frozen food business

Caroline decided to expand her frozen food business, Zizan Inc., a private company in Texas. She seeks help from an underwriter that can assist her to issue 20-year new bonds with a total amount of USD 50 million. Jason Bourn who works with Merrill Lynch (an...

Marine plastic debris

Plastic is very much a part of all of our everyday lives. Although many of us are more aware and there are still movements being made, there still is an issue that is deep in the ocean that we don’t really know how to fix. There are garbage mounds forming in major...

Las Vegas taxable income or gifts

Wendell Olk v. U.S., 38 AFTR 2d 76-5219, 76-2 USTC & 9484 (9th Cir., 1976). A Las Vegas craps dealer excluded money received as “tokes” from his federal income tax return. The dealer in a craps game does not provide any special services for the...

Information governance reference model (IGRM)

1. In order to interpret the Information Governance Reference Model (IGRM) diagram. It is recommended that we start from the outside of the diagram.  Briefly name three (3) components required to successfully conceive a complex set of inter-operable processes and...