EMPIRE BUILDING
Act of elevating the size and range of an individual’s (or organization’s) power and influence. In a company, the managers or executives are more concerned with building up their business units, staffing levels, and amount of assets under their control than developing and executing ways to benefit stakeholders.
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Shogun Bond
Shogun Bond is also referred to as ‘geisha bonds’. It is kind of foreign-currency denominated bond. It is issued by foreign entities in ...
Ambulance Chaser
A term for lawyers who rush contact persons involved in an accidents. It is often use to increase the payments to the victims. Insurance companies ...
Core Deposits
Deposits in a bank’s general market area. Banks depend on core deposits to stabilize their funds for their lending base. Such deposits offer ...
Nominalism
Nominalism is the principle of keeping the amount of a debt obligation fixed in spite of fluctuations the purchasing power or exchange rate of mone ...
Insured Bond
Bond with interest and principal payments guaranteed by a private insurance company. Usually, insured bonds are seen as a feature of municipal bond ...
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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. ...
Ethical Investing: Instruments for Ethical Investing
The investment instruments available to ethical investors are similar to those available to all other investors, including bonds, exchange-traded f ...
Retirement Planning: Allocating and Diversifying
The assets you select to invest in will depend on numerous factors, including your risk appetite and investment timeframe. The two primary factors ...
Starting Your Own Small Business: Financing a Business
After choosing the business you want to go into, regardless of the line of business, you need a startup capital in order to keep the business going ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Filing
Companies need to file several financial reports in different periods with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
14A Prox ...
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| 09:00 | SECO Consumer Confidence | May | |
| 10:00 | Trade Balance | Apr | |
| 11:00 | Current Account (sa) | Apr | |
| 11:00 | Industrial Production | Apr | |
| 14:15 | Housing Starts | May | |
| 14:30 | NY Fed Empire State manufacturing index | Jun |
