ABU DHABI INVESTMENT COUNCIL - ADIC
A sovereign wealth fund owned by Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates' ( UAE ) capital. The ADIC is funded by revenues from the oild industry of the country which is then invested to a wide variety of asset classes including debt, equities, real estate, private equity and infrastructure.
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Vanilla Option
Vanilla Option is a financial instrument that provides the holder the right, but not necessarily the obligation, to buy and sell an underlying asse ...
Registered Principal
Registered principal is a licensed securities professional who supervises a securities firm’s major operations, such as regulatory compliance ...
Straight Line Basis
Method of calculating the amortization or depreciation of an asset done by dividing the difference between its cost and projected salvage value by ...
Form 8949
An IRS form implemented in tax year 2011 for individual taxpayers to report capital gains and losses from investment activity. Form 8949 is used by ...
Spread
Spread may be defined two ways. First, it is the discrepancy of a security’s or an asset’s bid and ask price. Second, it is an options ...
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Retirement Planning: Allocating and Diversifying
The assets you select to invest in will depend on numerous factors, including your risk appetite and investment timeframe. The two primary factors ...
An Introduction to Insurance
Most people in the world own insurance. Insurance take a lot of forms such as medical insurance, automobile insurance, and the most common of them ...
Buying a Home: Choosing the Best Location
The first consideration when buying a new house is choosing the place where you want to live, regardless if this will serve as an investment or upg ...
Can You Afford the Renovation Cost?
Do you want to know if your current home can withstand any renovation? Consult the following professionals first for guidance.
Inflation and Investments
“How does inflation affect my investments?”
Most investors ask this question, particul ...
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