Diversify

Diversify
Author: June Sarpong
Publisher: HQ
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2017
Genre: Cultural pluralism
ISBN: 9780008217044

How do we set aside race, colour, creed, class, age, religion, sexual orientation, physicality and all of our perceived differences? Is it truly possible to live without prejudice? And why should we want to?

Diversifying Power

Diversifying Power
Author: Jennie C. Stephens
Publisher: Island Press
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2020-09-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 164283131X

The climate crisis is a crisis of leadership. For too long too many leaders have prioritized corporate profits over the public good, exacerbating climate vulnerabilities while reinforcing economic and racial injustice. Transformation to a just, sustainable renewable-based society requires leaders who connect social justice to climate and energy. During the Trump era, connections among white supremacy; environmental destruction; and fossil fuel dependence have become more conspicuous. Many of the same leadership deficiencies that shaped the inadequate response in the United States to the coronavirus pandemic have also thwarted the US response to the climate crisis. The inadequate and ineffective framing of climate change as a narrow, isolated, discrete problem to be “solved” by technical solutions is failing. The dominance of technocratic, white, male perspectives on climate and energy has inhibited investments in social change and social innovations. With new leadership and diverse voices, we can strengthen climate resilience, reduce racial and economic inequities, and promote social justice. In Diversifying Power, energy expert Jennie Stephens argues that the key to effectively addressing the climate crisis is diversifying leadership so that antiracist, feminist priorities are central. All politics is now climate politics, so all policies, from housing to health, now have to integrate climate resilience and renewable energy. Stephens takes a closer look at climate and energy leadership related to job creation and economic justice, health and nutrition, housing and transportation. She looks at why we need to resist by investing in bold diverse leadership to curb the “the polluter elite.” We need to reclaim and restructure climate and energy systems so policies are explicitly linked to social, economic, and racial justice. Inspirational stories of diverse leaders who integrate antiracist, feminist values to build momentum for structural transformative change are woven throughout the book, along with Stephens’ experience as a woman working on climate and energy. The shift from a divided, unequal, extractive, and oppressive society to a just, sustainable, regenerative, and healthy future has already begun. But structural change needs more bold and ambitious leaders at all levels, like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with the Green New Deal, or the Secwepemc women of the Tiny House Warriors resisting the Trans Mountain pipeline. Diversifying Power offers hope and optimism. Stephens shows how the biggest challenges facing society are linked and anyone can get involved to leverage the power of collective action. By highlighting the creative individuals and organizations making change happen, she provides inspiration and encourages transformative action on climate and energy justice.

Portfolio Diversification

Portfolio Diversification
Author: Francois-Serge Lhabitant
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2017-09-26
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0081017863

Portfolio Diversification provides an update on the practice of combining several risky investments in a portfolio with the goal of reducing the portfolio's overall risk. In this book, readers will find a comprehensive introduction and analysis of various dimensions of portfolio diversification (assets, maturities, industries, countries, etc.), along with time diversification strategies (long term vs. short term diversification) and diversification using other risk measures than variance. Several tools to quantify and implement optimal diversification are discussed and illustrated. - Focuses on portfolio diversification across all its dimensions - Includes recent empirical material that was created and developed specifically for this book - Provides several tools to quantify and implement optimal diversification

Wiser Investing

Wiser Investing
Author: Benjamin C. Halliburton
Publisher: Forbesbooks
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-02-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781946633439

Diversification Works Many investors share a short-term outlook, narrowing their focus so much that they miss the long game being strategically implemented by the uber-wealthy and institutions. While you've not been doing anything wrong by using just stocks and bonds, what if you could now obtain wiser investment strategies? Don't put all your eggs in one basket when building your portfolio. In Wiser Investing: Diversify Your Portfolio Beyond Stocks and Bonds, Benjamin C. Halliburton will teach you strategies that can help you build and protect your wealth, produce extra income, and help you secure your future. You'll learn that even though investors may be playing a great game with only stocks and bonds, their hand is only utilizing a portion of the available cards in the investment deck. No one wants to be worrying about their investments and wondering if they will have enough capital and income to take care of themselves and their families. This book explores a way to potentially improve your portfolio and become a wiser investor.

Diversification Strategy

Diversification Strategy
Author: Graham Kenny
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2009-08-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 074945833X

Diversified organizations are everywhere - in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. With diversification comes complication, and if the varied activities of these organizations are not carried out effectively, their very diversity can lead to major inefficiency at best and corporate failure at worst. Diversification Strategy challenges conventional wisdom and establishes a blueprint for successfully managing diversification. Using illuminating case studies such as General Electric, Wesfarmers, Bidvest, ITC and Burns Philip - it analyses the whole process in detail, and describes the seven characteristics of successful diversifiers. Through examining what successful and unsuccessful diversifiers do, as well as the effective practices of focused firms, it provides best-practice guidance for successfully managing diversified organizations and the business units within them. Whether private sector, public sector or not-for-profit, all organizations will all benefit from understanding and applying the principles outlined in this indispensible guide to diversification strategy.

Beyond Diversification: What Every Investor Needs to Know About Asset Allocation

Beyond Diversification: What Every Investor Needs to Know About Asset Allocation
Author: Sebastien Page
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2020-11-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1260474887

Generate solid, long-term profits with a portfolio allocated for your investing needs Asset allocation is the key to investing performance. Unfortunately, no single approach works perfectly—developing the right balance requires a clear-eyed look at the many models available to you, various investing methodologies, and your or your client’s level of risk tolerance. And that’s where this important guide comes in. Written by a leading allocation expert from T. Rowe Price, Beyond Diversification provides the knowledge, insights, and approaches you need to make the best allocation decisions for your goals. This deep dive into the how’s and why’s of asset allocation is organized by the three decisive components of a successfully allocated portfolio: Return Forecasting discusses the desired return investors seek. Risk Forecasting covers the level of risk investors are prepared to assume to achieve that return. Portfolio Construction calibrates the stock-bond mix that balances the risks and returns. With examples from T. Rowe Price’s asset allocation team showing you how the process works in the real world, Beyond Diversification provides everything you need to find the asset combination that will deliver the results you seek. You’ll learn how to choose the right tradeoffs, build the most effective asset allocation combination for your needs, and dramatically increase your odds of success for the long run.

Diversification, Refocusing, and Economic Performance

Diversification, Refocusing, and Economic Performance
Author: Constantinos Markides
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1995
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780262133111

This work examines the causes and consequences of the "refocusing" phenomenon, where companies have stopped diversifying and begun focusing once more on their core product lines. Coverage includes a discussion of the effects of refocusing on market value, profitability and organizational structure.

Diversify Or Die

Diversify Or Die
Author: Eric Guthrie
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2016-09-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9780997933215

If Your Organization is Not Evolving, it is Dying! * Is your corporation looking for new and innovative ways to increase profits and employee productivity? * Does your 501(c)(3) need to expand your donor base, grant options, and access to volunteers? * Is your educational institution doing all that it can to increase the diverse student body, professors and teachers, and administrative staff? * Does your small business need a competitive advantage? You can make sure that your organization does not die because you are using diversity as a means to evolve your organization. Is your organization using diversity and inclusion to evolve or is your organization stagnant? Has your organization used diversity and inclusion to improve the bottom line? Has your leadership used measurable diversity and inclusion efforts to create new or improved products or services? The United States and the global economy are evolving at a rapid rate. Changes in demographics, social media, technology, and global economic partnerships require evolving organizations to meet the demands of the diverse population. Organizations that refuse to develop or worse, take actions to try to maintain the "status quo" are doomed to extinction. Have you used diversity to grow your organization? Have you used diversity to improve your bottom line? Diversify or Die introduces the use of diversity and inclusion as a powerful tool to evolve all aspects of the organization, including: * The creation of the diversity equation. * The creation of the definition of diversity. * Use of Diversify or Die to improve your bottom line. * Tools to measure diversity and inclusion efforts. * The means to motivate managers to support and use diversity and inclusion efforts. Eric Guthrie, Attorney, Certified Training Executive, and Certified Diversity Executive, distilled diversity and inclusion experience, diversity and leadership training, and years of research to write the manual for organizations to evolve their diversity inclusion efforts and their organization.

Diversification, Industry Dynamism, and Economic Performance

Diversification, Industry Dynamism, and Economic Performance
Author: Matthias Knecht
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2013-07-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3658026774

​The decision to diversify lies at the core of corporate strategy and is one of the most important decisions for top management. Matthias Knecht introduces a new perspective on corporate diversification that extends the academic discussion and reveals substantial new insights with regards to one of the most pressing questions in strategic management: what makes a diversification strategy successful? The author introduces the dynamism of industries as the dominant force in the firm’s environment that influences the organization on all levels. Due to strategic, organizational, and managerial similarities of businesses competing in similar dynamic environments, synergistic benefits and superior economic performance can be realized through the combination of dynamic-related businesses in the corporate portfolio. This study provides a quantitative, multidimensional operationalization of industry dynamism and an in-depth assessment of the dynamism of a wide range of industries. At the core of the study lies the investigation of the performance impact of dynamic-related diversification strategies. The results provide new insights into successful portfolio construction strategies in the face of today’s dynamic environments.

The Young Investor

The Young Investor
Author: Dan Fournier
Publisher: Dan Fournier
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2008
Genre:
ISBN: 1425152120

Finally, a book about investing written in plain English for both Canadians and Americans. The Young Investor is the most complete guide to investing in today's global marketplace using the very best online tools and resources. At any age, it is never too late to learn how to invest your money and secure a bright financial future for yourself. The Young Investor will HELP YOU: Learn about investing in very simple terms Learn how to choose investments that are right for you Learn how to manage investments yourself through an online broker Easily access the very best online tools and resources on investing Achieve wealth and realize your most precious dreams Help the SPCA (The author will donate 10% of the net proceeds to SPCA International, see www.spca.com Brief Contents: Chapter - Why Invest? - A Global Market - Investment Types - General Investing Guidelines & Tips - Avoid Mutual Funds…Embrace Exchange-Traded Funds - Anatomy of a Stock - Do it Yourself! Online Investing - Alternative Investment Strategies - The Offshore Advantage Appendix A - Investment Resources Appendix B - Investment Glossary Visit www.TheYoungInvestor.net to: Read Chapter 1 - Why Invest? for FREE Enter a CONTEST to WIN $2,000 to start your own investment portfolio Get additional details about the book Get updates for weblinks found in the book See how to obtain an e-book version of this book for your desktop or handheld computer Learn more about investing