For their part, some states are challenging the equalising allocation of value-added tax revenues.

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He is now richer, the apple grower is now poorer, and the economy is worse off due to the central bank having distorted the natural allocation of value created through free interactions in the market.

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Horowitz elaborates that profits in the education sector can be expected to promote competition and innovation that lead to an increase in the quality of educational provision, better value for the customer, and a more efficient allocation of resources, a point that CCAP elaborated on it is 2010 study, For-Profit Higher Education: Growth, Innovation and Regulation.

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The basic asset allocation theory that caught on was based on some long-term data and showed the value of blending stocks, bonds and cash.

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As investors see the value of diversification into sustainable tropical forestry on their portfolio then even a small asset allocation into this asset class will have huge positive effects on forest preservation at a time the world needs stable tropical forest holdings most.

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Armed with index funds and strategies like sector rotation, relative value and tactical asset allocation, these advisers all attempt to earn their keep by beating benchmarks net of fees.

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