Cost Advantage. Collective trusts can operate with lower compliance costs than mutual funds for two reasons. First, because the institution is offering the investment to a large number of employees, they can negotiate a lower cost due to the higher supply of money they are providing.
You can absolutely see the earth's curvature if you're at altitude, particularly over the ocean in a plane. At sea level, you can only see about 3 miles. The average angle of human vision is somewhere between 120Âº and 140Âº; more if you count the whole image your brain builds up as your eyes move. The curvature of the horizon can be found with:
What I'm looking for is a distance in kilometers or miles. For example, when I fly in an airplane at 40,000 feet (about 12000 m), I can begin to see the curvature of the earth, but the view I have of the earth is a tiny piece of the total. Also, I know if I'm on the moon I can see the earth as a full disk.