ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
It is a situation wherein one party or person under a deal or transaction possess a more superior information as compared to the other party. This commonly happens in deals wherein the sellers have more knowledge than the buyer, although there are some cases where the opposite happens. In theory, there is a potential harm that can happen because the other party might take it into his or her advantage.
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Life Income Plan
A philanthropic investment strategy by which the property or cash is transferred into a pooled income fund and the receiving beneficiary, usually a ...
Soft Patch
Soft patch is a time period in a large trend of economic growth where the growth is generally slowed. Soft patch is typically used to refer to a pe ...
Nouriel Roubini
Roubini is economist best known for his prediction of the 2008 financial crisis. He is an economics professor at New York University, a research as ...
Daily Trading Limit
It is the gain or loss in a contract. This can be an option and future contracts that is only allowed in a trading day session. Limits are imposed ...
Form 706-GS-D
A form issued by the IRS used to calculate taxes due on trust distributions subject to a generation-skipping tax. It is used by a taxpayer who rece ...
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An Introduction to the Basics of Economics
Economics, as defined by the dictionary, is the science that is concerned with the process or system by which goods and services are produced, sold ...
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 ...
Principles of Trading: Introduction
Trading is an active participation in the financial markets. Those who partake in buy-and-hold investing are called traders. Also called market pla ...
Student Loans: Federal Loans
Most of the students mull over the idea of maximizing the federal loan availability first before borrowing for college through a private loan. Norm ...
Health Savings Account: Eligibility
We discussed the fundamental information regarding HSAs. Now, we shall tackle the qualifications for opening an HSA.
Any person can utili ...
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 07:00 | Leading Indicators | Aug | |
| 11:00 | Ifo Business Climate Index | Oct | |
| 11:00 | Ifo Current Assessment | Oct | |
| 11:00 | IFO - Expectations | Oct | |
| 13:00 | CBI retail sales volume balance | Oct | |
| 01:50 | Corporate Service Price Index | Sep | |
| 02:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Oct | |
| 07:00 | BOJ Core CPI | Sep | |
| 10:00 | Unemployment Rate | 3 quarter |
