CASH BALANCE PENSION PLAN
Pension plan in which an employer credits an employer’s account with a fixed percentage of his annual compensation plus interests. Its financing restrictions and requirements, as well as the investment risk are anchored on defined-benefit requirements as changes in the portfolio do not influence the final benefits to be received by the participant upon termination or retirement. The firm solely holds all ownership of profits and losses in the portfolio.
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Piotroski Score
A discrete score between 0-9 which reflects nine criteria used to determine the strength of a firm's financial position. The Piotroski score is ...
Jitney
An illegal scheme where two brokers trade a stock back and forth in order to raise the trading volume and rack up commissions
An ...
Hedge
A strategy used to protect an investment against loss. A hedge often consists of taking an offsetting position in a related security, such as a fut ...
Preference Shares
These are company stocks with dividends that are paid to the shareholders before common stock dividends are paid out. In case the company goes bank ...
Channel Check
Independent stock analysis on a firm based on the information given to third parties. These are most frequently conducted through conversations or ...
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Digesting Financial Statements: Long-Lasting Liabilities
Long-lived liabilities refer to obligations which are due more than a year. Some examples of long-term debt include convertible bond and capital le ...
An Introduction to Student Loans
A college education is one of the most essential investment in a person’s life. Unfortunately, in this time and age, it has also become one o ...
Retirement Planning: Creating a Nest Egg
Last time, we discuss the different income sources for building a retirement fund. We shall now tackle the ways to create a retirement nest egg.
Inflation and Investments
“How does inflation affect my investments?”
Most investors ask this question, particul ...
Retirement Planning: Maximizing the Power of Compounding
“The early bird catches the worm.” – William Camden
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