DIWORSIFICATION
Act of adding assets in a portfolio that worsens the risk/return trade-off. Investing too much assets with similar correlations lead to an averaging effect, which occurs where risk is at its lowest level and additional assets depletes potential portfolio returns, and the opportunities to outdo a benchmark. Legendary American businessman and stock investor Peter Lynch coined this term in his book One Up Wall Street.
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Inactivity Fee
Fee charged to investors by brokerages for infrequent trading in their brokerage accounts to meet the minimum trading requirement
CVE
Currency abbreviation for the Cape Verde escudo, the official currency of the Republic of Cape Verde. The CVE subunit is called the centavo. Instea ...
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An insurance that covers the costs involved in recalling possibly defective products made by the insured.
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