The concept of "Economic Value Added" can best be described by which of the following statements?

	A.	Economic Value Added measures the contribution to a company's value from earning returns in excess of expected levels, often resulting from maintaining or improving the company's competitive advantage in one or more of the company's business activities.
	B.	Economic Value Added is a valuation technique which is best used in valuing fixed income securities.
	C.	Economic Value Added directly results from the implementation of a company's ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) policies and procedures.
	D.	Economic Value Added results from the hiring of employees with advanced degrees.

The SEC's "EDGAR" system is known for its ease of use in screening for lists of peer companies, and collecting peer company financial data in a ready-to-use format, especially when compared to data aggregators such as FactSet and Capital IQ. A: True B: False

A company known as a "cash cow" is most often found to be in which stage of its life cycle?

	A.	Growth
	B.	Embryonic
	C.	Shakeout
	D.	Mature