ANNUITY LADDER
A type of investment strategy for near-retirees or retirees that entails buying of immediate annuities over years to give a guaranteed income while reducing the interest-rate risk. Annuity ladders permits retirees to maintain a part of their investment in bonds and equities while periodically utilizing a part to purchase annuities. Buying annuities from different insurance companies minimizes the potential for losses in case an insurer goes under.
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Peace Dividend
It is the funds that become available in the budget of the national government when the county is at peace, and can afford to lessen its defense sp ...
Subprime Meltdown
Situation which affected the mortgage industry in 2007 because of approving individuals with poor credit rating. The housing boom in mid-2000s and ...
False Market
A market in which prices are manipulated by false information, preventing the efficient negotiation of prices. These types of markets will often be ...
Worldwide Coverage
Worldwide Coverage is an insurance policy that provides international coverage for personal property owned by the insured against any loss or damag ...
In the Pink
Informal expression that describes a situation in which an economy or investor is in a rosy financial position. More generally, it pertains to bein ...
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The Concepts of Economics: Scarcity
To fully grasp the essence of what economics is, we must first understand the concept of scarcity along with the branches of study under economics ...
Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts
The concepts involved in macroeconomics focus on three fields, including national output and income, unemployment, and inflation and deflation. The ...
Principles of Trading: Charting
Where can you see market movements? Charts. Thanks to technology, traders can view as many market information as they can in one go. But not all ch ...
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