Google Cash Sheet

Google Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	$                       2,012.00	$    2,013.00
	(unaudited)
Operating activities
Net income	$                       2,890.00	$    3,346.00
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment	$                           378.00	$        584.00
Amortization of intangible and other assets	$                           133.00	$        315.00
Stock-based compensation expense	$                           556.00	$        708.00
Excess tax benefits from stock-based award activities	$                           (28.00)	$        (94.00)
Deferred income taxes	$                           354.00	$        202.00
Gain on sale of marketable equity securities	$                           (44.00)	$                 -
Other	$                           (24.00)	$          37.00
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	$                           301.00	$        256.00
Income taxes, net	$                           143.00	$     (335.00)
Inventories	$                           (32.00)	$     (142.00)
Prepaid revenue share, expenses and other assets	$                        (276.00)	$     (212.00)
Accounts payable	$                           169.00	$          87.00
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	$                        (855.00)	$  (1,059.00)
Accrued revenue share	$                           (11.00)	$        (27.00)
Deferred revenue	$                             40.00	$        (33.00)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$                       3,694.00	$    3,633.00
Investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment	$                        (607.00)	$  (1,203.00)
Purchases of marketable securities	$                     (8,688.00)	$  (7,834.00)
Maturities and sales of marketable securities	$                     17,201.00	$    6,319.00
Investments in non-marketable equity investments	$                        (103.00)	$        (36.00)
Cash collateral related to securities lending	$                           245.00	$        564.00
Investments in reverse repurchase agreements	$                           195.00	$                 -
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and purchases of intangibles and other assets	$                           (92.00)	$     (251.00)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	$                       8,151.00	$  (2,441.00)
Financing activities
Net payments related to stock-based award activities	$                           (47.00)	$     (210.00)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based award activities	$                             28.00	$          94.00
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of costs	$                       3,149.00	$    2,922.00
Repayments of debt	$                     (1,900.00)	$  (3,323.00)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$                       1,230.00	$     (517.00)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	$                             50.00	$        (78.00)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	$                     13,125.00	$        597.00
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	$                       9,983.00	$  14,778.00
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$                     23,108.00	$  15,375.00

Google Balance sheet

Google Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions, except share and par value amounts which are reflected in thousands,
and par value per share amounts)
	As of December 31, 2012	As of
		31-Mar-13
		(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$14,778	$15,375
Marketable securities	33,310	34,723
Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities (including securities loaned of $3,160 and $4,155)	48,088	50,098
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $581 and $533	7,885	7,612
Inventories	505	648
Receivable under reverse repurchase agreements	700	700
Deferred income taxes, net	1,144	1,017
Income taxes receivable, net	0	358
Prepaid revenue share, expenses and other assets	2,132	2,375
Total current assets	60,454	62,808
Prepaid revenue share, expenses and other assets, non-current	2,011	2,195
Non-marketable equity investments	1,469	1,470
Property and equipment, net	11,854	12,300
Intangible assets, net	7,473	7,324
Goodwill	10,537	10,595
Total assets	$93,798	$96,692
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$2,012	$2,094
Short-term debt	2,549	2,150
Accrued compensation and benefits	2,239	1,445
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	3,258	3,007
Accrued revenue share	1,471	1,437
Securities lending payable	1,673	2,237
Deferred revenue	895	882
Income taxes payable, net	240	0
Total current liabilities	14,337	13,252
Long-term debt	2,988	2,989
Deferred revenue, non-current	100	79
Income taxes payable, non-current	2,046	2,184
Deferred income taxes, net, non-current	1,872	1,978
Other long-term liabilities	740	737
Stockholders' equity:
Convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, 100,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Class A and Class B common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.001 par value per share: 12,000,000 shares authorized (Class A 9,000,000, Class B 3,000,000); 329,979 (Class A 267,448, Class B 62,531) and par value of $330 (Class A $267, Class B $63) and 331,008 (Class A 270,165, Class B 60,843) and par value of $331 (Class A $270, Class B $61) shares issued and outstanding	22,835	23,429
Class C capital stock, $0.001 par value per share: 3,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Accumulated other comprehensive income	538	356
Retained earnings	48,342	51,688
Total stockholders' equity	71,715	75,473
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$93,798	$96,692

GARP - ETFs and Market Correlations

GARP - ETFs and Market Correlations

GARP - Lessons From an ETF Trade Gone Wrong

GARP - Lessons From an ETF Trade Gone Wrong

Bogle on ETFs: A More Nuanced View

http://www.garp.org/risk-news-and-resources/2012/december/bogle-on-etfs.aspx

What Purpose Is Served?
"So, it's not all good and not all bad," Bogle concludes. "But it creates a risk that I prefer not to take if there's no value added." He notes that more than 70% of listings in which trading was suspended during the flash crash were ETFs.
Ultimately, Bogle's biggest beef is that he sees little practical reason for ETFs beyond generating business for investment advisers -- as marketing tools to justify pursuing the latest investment strategies and their accompanying fees. ETFs allow advisers to adjust clients' portfolios more easily than do mutual funds, and even if it's a minor adjustment, "you're deemed to be worthy as an adviser.
"I've said before that ETFs are the greatest marketing idea so far in the 21st century," Bogle states. "I have considerable doubts about whether they're the greatest investment idea."

Why doesn't the carriage return (or new-line character) in fprintf work properly?

http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/en/data/1-15J1Z/index.html?product=ML&solution=1-15J1Z

Heard on the street

Problem 3.19
An easy question about minimizing the risk of portfolio.
Problem 4.1
The answer is straightforward. But the underlying notion of premium is thoughtful.