EMBEZZLEMENT
White-collar crime in which an individual misappropriates the assets entrusted to him. The embezzler obtains the assets lawfully and is given the authority to take those, but are used instead for unintended purposes. Embezzlement is a breach of the fiduciary duties placed upon the individual.
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Uptick
An Uptick is a transaction or a business deal for a financial instrument that surpasses the previous transaction in price. If the price of a stock ...
Lock In Profits
Realizing the profits of a position such as buying a stock by exiting at a gain. By doing so, the portion of that investment is no longer vulnerabl ...
Profit
Profit occurs when the amount of revenue gained from a business exceeds the expenses, costs, and tax needed to maintain the business activity.
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Due Diligence Meeting
Meticulous probe conducted by an underwriter, ensuring all details has been revealed to prospective investors before issuing a new security.
Laffer Curve
The relationship between tax rates and tax revenue collected by the government. Formed by Arthur Laffer, the curve states there is an optimal tax i ...
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Retirement Planning: Maximizing the Power of Compounding
“The early bird catches the worm.” – William Camden
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Since time immemorial, investors look after better profits and income paying stocks. While many consider themselves as ethical investors, the commo ...
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 ...
Principles of Trading: Well Known Trading Instruments
Traders look at two primary factors when choosing the instruments they desire to trade: liquidity and volatility. Liquidity is the extent to which ...
The Types of Stock
Now that you’ve learned the basics of stocks, what it is, and how it works, we can now learn more about them. The next thing you need to know ...
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