HALF-LIFE
A date in the future in which half of the total principal of a mortgage-backed security will be paid off. Half-life is calculated without the interest payments.
POPULAR TERMS
Anomaly
A term which describes an incidence wherein the actual results, under a certain set of assumptions, is different from the one which is expected. An ...
Pure Play
A publicly traded company that is focuses on only one product or industry. These companies are popular with specific types of active investors who ...
Ultra ETF
Ultra ETF refers to a class of ETFs (or exchange-traded funds) that uses leverage in order to achieve double the return of a particular benchmark.< ...
Franchise Factor
The measurement of the impact on a company's price-earnings (P/E) ratio per unit growth in new investment. For example, a franchise factor of 3 ...
Option Pool
It refers to the shares of stock reserved for employees of a private company and is possibly issued at a later time.
POPULAR ARTICLE
SEE FOREX TUTORIAL
A Guide to Your Personal Income Tax: Papers
Documentation is the most significant part of taxation. If you do not properly account your income and expenses, chances are you will likely miss o ...
Buying a Home: Choosing the Best Location
The first consideration when buying a new house is choosing the place where you want to live, regardless if this will serve as an investment or upg ...
Retirement Planning: Last-Minute Preparation
The road to comfortable and enjoyable retirement is not an easy road. You will experience some challenges along the way as you save up for your gol ...
Health Savings Account: Introduction
In essence, health savings account shoulders any health- and medical-related expenses that are not included in the high-deductible health plan. Pay ...
Introduction to Inflation
I asked my grandparents about the cost of living during World War II. They told me people during that period could buy a house for $5,000, a car fo ...
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 | Prelim Machine Tool Orders | Mar | |
| 10:00 | New Yuan Loans | Mar | |
| 11:00 | Retail Sales | Feb | |
| 13:00 | MPC Member Andy Haldane Speaks | ||
| 15:00 | MPC Member Silvana Tenreyro Speaks | ||
| 16:30 | Overview of business prospects, according to the Bank of Canada | 1 quarter | |
| 16:30 | Bank of Canada Interest Rate Decision | 1 quarter | |
| 19:00 | FOMC Member Eric Rosengren Speaks | ||
| 19:01 | 10-y Bond Auction | Apr |
