GAMBLING LOSS
Money lost from games of chance or wagers on events with unsure results (gambling). Such losses can only be claimed against gambling income, which cannot surpass gambling income.
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Harmonic Average
Also referred to as harmonic mean, the mean of a set of positive variables. Calculated by dividing the number of observations by the reciprocal of ...
Strategic Default
Borrower’s decision to deliberately default on a debt obligation amid its capability to make the payments. Mortgage holders of residential an ...
Blank Endorsement
Endorsement permitting any instrument holder to possess a claim for payment. Since it indicates no payee, it converts the instrument into a bearer ...
Mirror Trading
A forex strategy which allows investors to duplicate the forex trading behavior of veteran and successful investors around the world. Developed in ...
Jobless Recovery
An economic recuperation after a recession, where the economy improves in general but the unemployment rate is increasing or remains high over a pr ...
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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 ...
Buying a Home: Getting Into the Escrow Process
You write an offer and the seller accepts it. Deal closed. It is about time to go through the escrow process. Why does a buyer need to undergo this ...
Inflation and Investments
“How does inflation affect my investments?”
Most investors ask this question, particul ...
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 ...
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 ...
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