An investment adviser has researched a promising company and has decided to buy its stock for its proprietary account and for the account of each of the firm's clients.
which action on the part of the adviser is acceptable?

a. the investment adviser first buys the shares for its proprietary account and then places the orders necessary to buy the shares for its customers' accounts
b. the investment adviser first buys the shares for its customer accounts and then places the order necessary to buy the shares for its proprietary account
c. the investment adviser places a block order to buy all of the shares needed for both its proprietary and customer accounts and then allocates the shares purchased at the lowest prices to its proprietary account
d. the investment adviser places a block order to buy all the shares needed in its proprietary account and then sells its customers their shares out of that account with a markup

Chipotle mexican grill, the american mexican food chain restaurant, opened its first restaurant in the united states in 1993. in 2010, chipotle opened its first restaurant in the united kingdom in london on charing cross. by late may 2013, the company had 6 restaurants in london, but they have not been doing well even though the british have taken a liking to mexican food (boyle, 2013). why has this successful u.s. chain not seen the same success overseas? if you were chipotle's ceo, how would you fix this situation? what is an alternative means of venturing outside of its domestic markets that may allow for a competitive advantage? then, pick a company that has not yet expanded overseas, or if it has expanded, suggest a different strategy for entrance into an overseas market that you feel would be more strategic for the company. research its rivals in the global marketplace and market conditions in the overseas market you are targeting. justify your recommended entry strategy based on these industry and market conditions.

Why do you think the compensation plans differ at the two firms? in particular, why do you think kaufmann’s pays commissions to salespeople, while parkleigh does not? why does parkleigh offer employees discounts on purchases, while kaufmann’s does not?

When the federal reserve buys bonds from or sells bonds to member banks, it is called monetary policy reserve ratio interest rate adjustment open market operations