ABUSIVE TAX SHELTER
A scheme in investment that claims to lessen the income tax without revising the value of a user's assets or income. Abusive tax shelters do not have any economic purpose other than reducing the state or federal owed when filing. Most of the time, these kind of schemes channel the funds through partnerships or trusts to avoid taxation.
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Cash-Value Life Insurance
Life insurance policy which pays out upon the holder’s death and accumulates cash value over his lifespan. The policyholder may use the cash ...
Mature Industry
An industry that has surpassed both the emerging and rapid growth industry phases. Market shares, earnings, and profits have slowed down in m ...
Economic Man
A hypothetical individual who acts and thinks rationally, and also has complete knowledge but has no self-interest to maximize personal utility. It ...
Debt Rescheduling
A practice that involves restructuring the terms of an existing loan in order to extend the repayment period. Debt rescheduling may mean a delay in ...
Synthetic
Financial instrument fabricated artificially by mimicking another instrument with the combined attributes of a pooled assets.
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