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Big Cure and Little Cure are both pharmaceutical companies.Big Cure presently has a potential "blockbuster" drug before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)waiting for approval.If approved,Big Cure's blockbuster drug will produce $1 billion in net income for Big Cure.Little Cure has 10 separate less important drugs before the FDA waiting for approval.If approved,each of Little Cure's drugs would produce $100 million in net income for Little Cure.The probability of the FDA approving a drug is 50%.
-Which pharmaceutical company faces less risk?

Grasp the significance of serial correlation in mutual and hedge fund performance.

Evaluate the performance of mutual funds using Morningstar’s RAR method and understand its criteria.

Understand the differences between geometric and arithmetic average returns and their applications in performance evaluation.

Recognize the challenges in evaluating hedge fund performance due to factors like nonlinear factor exposures and market betas.

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Definitions:

Domestic Operations

Activities, processes, or operations that a business conducts within the country where it is based, as opposed to international or global operations.

Stakeholders

Individuals or groups that have an interest, investment, or impact on an organization’s actions and outcomes, including employees, customers, suppliers, and investors.

Task Environment

The immediate external factors including competitors, customers, and suppliers that directly impact an organization's operations and performance.

Generational Cohort

A group of individuals born and raised in the same historical period, sharing similar social, political, and economic influences.