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the variety of investments, such as stocks and bonds, owned by an individual or an organization
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Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions We’ll take our first question from Jennifer Demba - SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. Jennifer Demba– SunTrust Robinson I’m just wondering what you see in terms of competed opportunities from the recent sales or pending sales of Chevy Chase and Provident. Daniel J. Schrider Jennifer, when...
Tags: Call Transcript, Portfolio, Wachovia Corp., Earnings, Sales Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Sales, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Seeking Alpha, Sandy Spring Bancorp
Earnings calls 2009-01-29
Managers Portfolios with new fund partners and underlying funds
Transamerica has reinforced its popular guaranteed TOP Managers Portfolios with the addition of two proven fund partners and a group of carefully selected mutual funds. Value specialists Brandes Investment Partners and global powerhouse Franklin Templeton Investments have joined the compelling TOP third-party fund management line-up. TOPs Managers Portfolios are 100%...
Tags: Transamerica Corp., Financial, Portfolio, Equity, Insurance-Canada-Ca, TOPs Managers Portfolios, Investment, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance
White papers
Building A Portfolio
A portfolio is essentially the sum of all of all different investments. These investments will probably include stocks, which are investments in individual businesses; bonds, which are investments in debt that are designed to earn interest; and mutual funds, which are essentially pools of money from many investors that are...
Tags: Portfolio, InvestorGuide, Investment, Mutual Funds, Finance, Human Resources, Benefits, Retirement Plans
White papers 2003-01-01
Decomposing Portfolio Value-at-Risk: A General Analysis
A variety of methods is available to estimate a portfolio's Value-at-Risk. Aside from the overall VaR there is an apparent need for information about marginal VaR, component VaR and incremental VaR. Expressions for these VaR metrics have been derived under the restrictive normality assumption. In this paper we investigate these...
Tags: Portfolio, Analysis, VaR
White papers 2002-10-15
The Winning Portfolio
The article explains about winning portfolio to give a good impression to sell the services. It explains an example of two graphic designer who are selected on the basis of impressive portfolio of the work. Successful entrepreneurs, in nearly every line of work, home-based and storefront, develop winning portfolios that...
Tags: Portfolio, Home Business Magazine, Entrepreneurship, Recruitment & Selection, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2003-01-01
Optimal Diversification: Is It Really Worthwhile?
Recent research has demonstrated that the Markowitz efficient frontier is fuzzy and may consist of many statistically indistinguishable frontiers. Therefore, it opens the possibility that an efficient portfolio developed by mean-variance analysis may not be any more efficient than a naively diversified portfolio. Using an efficiency test, its found that...
Tags: Portfolio, Real Estate, Business Operations
White papers 2003-01-01
How Much Diversification Is Enough?
Levels of diversification in the portfolios of investors present a puzzle. The benefits of diversification, measured by the rules of mean-variance portfolio theory, have increased in recent years, yet levels of diversification did not increase, remaining much below their optimal levels. Investors in behavioral portfolio theory construct their portfolios as...
Tags: Diversification, Portfolio, Investor, Leavey School Of Business, Portfolio Theory, Downside Protection, Financial Accounting, Finance
White papers 2002-09-01
Generalized Asset Value Credit Risk Models and Risk Minimality of the Classical Approach
We place the asset value credit portfolio model in the larger context of generalized correlation models where the normal distribution assumption of asset returns is replaced by an abstract elliptical distribution. Based on closed-form solutions for homogenous portfolios, we show in particular that the classical asset value model is not...
Tags: Asset, Social Science Electronic Publishing Inc., Portfolio, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations
White papers 2003-05-01
Asset Allocation Strategies And Their Effect On Risk And Return From 1996 To 2000
This article talk about the recent volatility in the market has made investors much more aware of the potential risk in their investment portfolios. This article examines the effect that eight broadly defined such as Government Bonds, Corporate Bonds, High Yield Bonds, Foreign Stocks, Utility Stocks etc. investment categories would...
Tags: Asset, Portfolio, Asset Allocation, Asset Management, Investment, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance
White papers 2002-03-01
Does International Diversification Increase The Sustainable Withdrawal Rates From Retirement Portfolios?
The research reported in this article examines the effect of international equity diversification on the sustainability of a range of withdrawal rates from retirement portfolios with varying U.S. and international stock/bond asset allocations. Sustainability of a withdrawal rate is measured by portfolio success rates—that is, the percentage of 1,000 simulated...
Tags: Diversification, Withdrawal, Stock, Portfolio, Asset Management, Investment, Financial Services, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance
White papers 2003-01-01
Company Stock and Pension Plan Diversification
This chapter makes two contributions. First, it develops a measure of the diversification level in a DC plan participant's portfolio. This measure computes how much additional risk reduction can be had by reallocating investments among the choices permitted within the DC plan, without changing the expected return of the currently...
Tags: Diversification, Stock, Portfolio, Pension Plan, Pension Research Council, Insurance, Financial Planning, Investment, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
White papers 2002-10-07
Digital Portfolios: Presenting A Fresh Perspective
Workers and jobseekers of all professions and industries are beginning to recognize that a digital portfolio can paint a self-portrait that even the most outstanding resumes and cover letters cannot. Items in your portfolio can include writing and project samples, media stories and clips about you, letters of recommendation, certificates...
Tags: Portfolio, JJ Acquisition, Corporate Communications, Marketing
White papers 2007-06-10
A Portfolio Is Worth A Thousand Words
Many job seekers assume the career portfolio is reserved for models and graphic designers. But, almost anyone can create a portfolio and use it to make an immediate and lasting impression on an interviewer. A well-planned portfolio is another weapon in your interview arsenal. Use it during an interview to...
Tags: Microsoft Word, Portfolio, Professional Development, Career
White papers 2008-01-01
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of John Pancari of JPMorgan. John Pancari - JPMorgan Good morning. David J. Kaye Hi, John. Timothy L. Vaill Hi, good morning John John Pancari - JP Morgan Can you talk a little bit more about the...
Tags: New England, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Commercial Real Estate, Call Transcript, Portfolio, Northern California, Earnings, Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc., Real Estate, Financial Services, Business Operations, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-01-29
New Alliance Bancshares Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Mark Fitzgibbon of Sandler O’Neill. Analyst for Mark Fitzgibbon - Sandler O’Neill Actually this is Alex Tordoff from Sandler O’Neill. My first question is for Don. I was wondering if you could update us on the...
Tags: Analyst, Call Transcript, Portfolio, Earnings, Seeking Alpha, NewAlliance Bancshares Inc.
Earnings calls 2009-01-28
Sterling Financial Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, sir. Operator Instructions. Our first question is from Brett Rabatin of Stern AG. Harold Gilkey Good morning, Brett. Brett Rabatin - Stern AG Good morning, Harold. How are you? Harold Gilkey Good. Brett Rabatin - Stern AG First, thanks for providing additional color on the...
Tags: Financial, Commercial Real Estate, Call Transcript, Portfolio, Earnings, Daniel Byrne Multi-family, Daniel Byrne Residential Construction, Real Estate, Financial Services, Business Operations, Seeking Alpha, Sterling Financial Corp.
Earnings calls 2009-01-28
Seacoast Banking Corp. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Christopher Marinac - Fig Partners. Christopher Marinac - Fig Partners I wanted to ask about the statement you made in the press release about the internal critics of assets coming off. Can you give us I guess...
Tags: Exposure, Call Transcript, Portfolio, Earnings, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Seeking Alpha, Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida
Earnings calls 2009-01-28
Independent Bank Corp. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Yes, sir. Operator Instructions And our first question comes from Laurie Hunsicker of Stifel Nicholas. Laurie Hunsicker – Stifel Nicholas Yes, hi. Good afternoon, Chris and Denis. Denis, just wondered, can you give us a little bit more color on the linked quarter increase in nonperformers, I...
Tags: Independent Bank Corp., Call Transcript, Portfolio, Earnings, Investment, Real Estate, Finance, Business Operations, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-01-26
UCBH Holdings, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Aaron Deer from Sandler O'Neill. Aaron Deer - Sandler O'Neill & Partners I was just wondering if I could get some detail on the portfolio in New York, especially as it relates to construction, office, and...
Tags: UCBH Holdings Inc., New York, Call Transcript, Portfolio, Earnings, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-01-23
Janus Capital Group Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator From the line of Michael Kim. Michael Kim - Sandler O’Neil Hi, guys, good morning. Just to start out with, I guess I understand the rationale behind hedging your investments. But first, how much of the portfolio is actually hedged; and then more broadly, should we assume...
Tags: Asset, Call Transcript, Portfolio, Earnings, Janus Capital Group Inc., Asset Management, Operational Accounting, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-01-22
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