BLOCK GRANT
Money awarded, by a government, to state and local officials. Earmarked for a given project or projects, it outlines the guidelines for spending the granted money. State and local government also have their own guidelines and will distribute part of the grant to other organizations in some cases.
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Confining Condition
Adverse illness confining an individual to his home or at a medical facility. It accounts the individual and family records of historic confining c ...
Positive Correlation
A relationship between two variables in which both variables move in tandem. A positive correlation exists when as one variable decreases, the othe ...
Profit-Sharing Plan
This plan gives employees a share in the company’s profits. Each employee gets a percentage of those profits based on the earnings of the com ...
Random Walk Theory
A theory stating that securities or market prices are random and not influenced by previous events. This theory is also known as the "weak for ...
Expectations Theory
Hypothesis implying long-term interest rates holds a postulation of future short-term interest rates. It presumes an individual would generate the ...
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Digesting Financial Statements: Pension Plans
Deducing on the topic we previously discussed, this tutorial now puts the spotlight on the pension fund. It is a distinct long-term obligation for ...
Featured Investment: The American Depository Receipt
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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 ...
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