Stock Investments

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Stock Investments

• Researched by
• Holly Mulholland
• CGS 2100 web section

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H R Block

• Founded by Henry and Richard Bloch
• Main headquarters in Kansas City, MO.
• Operates out of 9,000 offices nationwide and
  conducts business internationally

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H R Block

• H R Block, Inc. offers
• Tax and financial advice
• Investment and mortgage products
• Business and consulting services

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H R Block

• HRB can help consumers plan for
• Starting a family
• Saving money for college
• How to finance a small business
• Other tax and financial problems

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AFLAC Inc.

• The American Family Life Assurance Company
  (AFLAC) offers supplemental health and life
  insurance to over 40 million people worldwide.

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AFLAC Inc.

• Founded by brothers John, Paul, and Bill Amos in
  1955
• Based in Columbus, Georgia
• Employs more than 56,000 licensed insurance
  agents in all 50 U.S. states

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AFLAC Inc.

• AFLAC U.S. offers health insurance covering
  cancer, dental, accident, hospital care, and
  long-term and short-term disability plans.

• AFLAC Japan sells cancer, care, living benefit
  life, and accident plans.

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MetLife Inc.

• MetLife Inc. provides, health, auto, and property
  insurance as well as financial services (I.e.
  mortgages) to both individuals and other
  institutions.

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MetLife Inc.

• Founded in 1863 by Joseph P. Knapp during the
  American Civil War to provide insurance for Civil
  War veterans
• Serves 12 million people nationwide
• Employs 33 million people worldwide

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MetLife Inc.

• MetLife is organized into 6 major areas
• Individual
• Institutional
• Reinsurance
• Auto and home
• Asset management
• International operations

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Comparing Stocks
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Comparing Stocks