CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST - CFA
Professional designation conferred to individuals who successfully completed the three-stage examination on areas such as accounting, economics, ethics, money and portfolio management, security analysis, and statistics, among others. The CFA Institute gauges the capacity and integrity of financial analysts.
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El Salvador Colon
Currency abbreviation for the El Salvador colón, the former official currency of El Salvador. The currency, comprised of 100 centavos, was r ...
Government Purchases
Expenditures made in the private sector by the government. In essence, these are important to the economy as contracts since it frequently stimulat ...
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Criteria used to help investors narrow down which financial instruments are the most profitable.
Bankruptcy Financing
Financing arranged during the Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Extremely high risk, a debtor in possession seeks to fulfill its reorganization plan, discard ...
Time in Force
Special instruction used to denote the amount of time an order will be executed before executing it or its expiration. Especially important for act ...
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Connection of Inflation and Interest Rates
We cannot simply ignore the connectivity of inflation and interest rates. Both items are interrelated. So, whenever there is a news item about a co ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Cash Flow
Companies generate money from borrowers and/or borrow money from creditors. Next, firms purchase assets and/or finance projects and programs. Then, ...
Ethical Investing: Its Advantages and Disadvantages
Believe it or not, ethical investing comprises a huge emotional component. Investors are human; therefore, they let emotions drive their decisions. ...
Retirement Planning: Maximizing the Power of Compounding
“The early bird catches the worm.” – William Camden
Buying a Home: Getting Pre-Approved for a Mortgage
You have determined the amount needed to buy the home of your dreams. Now, figure out the amount a bank can lend you. The rationale behind this is ...
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 09:00 | CPI | Apr | |
| 11:00 | 10-y Bond Auction | Apr | |
| 11:00 | Consumer Confidence | ||
| 14:00 | CPI | Apr | |
| 14:00 | Harmonized CPI | Apr | |
| 01:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Apr | |
| 01:30 | Unemployment Rate | Mar | |
| 01:50 | Retail Sales | Mar | |
| 01:50 | Industrial Production | Apr |
