HARD SELL
Sales practice denoted by forceful language. Hard sell is considered to be a high-pressure method, as it is designed to get a consumer purchase a good in the short-term, rather than evaluate his or her options and potentially decide to wait on the purchase.
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Synthetic Forward Contract
Position in which an investor takes long on a call option and short on a put option simultaneously, with similar strike price and maturity date. Th ...
Reverse Leveraged Buyout
It refers to the process of a company that resumes its previously held publicly traded status after engaging in a leveraged buyout. The company may ...
Publication
It is an annual publication by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Its purpose it to update or to inform all the accountants on ...
Household Employee
A person who is getting paid to provide services within a residence. Examples are nannies, housekeepers, and babysitters.
Inflationary Psychology
State of mind which drives consumers to spend more quickly in the belief prices are increasing. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy because the v ...
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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 ...
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Student loans may not be paid overnight, but we want to pay it off in a fastest way possible. Is it possible?
Before anything else, one h ...
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 ...
Ethical Investing: Niche Investment Style
Over the past two years, sustainable, responsible, and impact investing (SRI) has grown significantly in the United States. Based on the US SIF Fou ...
Buying a Home: Determining the Amount You Can Afford
You have decided to buy a house, choose the best location, and select a home suitable for you needs. It is high time to determine the amount you ca ...
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| 02:00 | MI Inflation Gauge | Dec | |
| 02:30 | Retail Sales | Nov | |
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| 03:30 | PPI | Dec | |
| 11:30 | Sentix Investor Confidence | Jan | |
| 15:15 | Housing Starts | Dec | |
| 16:00 | MPC Member Silvana Tenreyro Speaks | ||
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| 17:30 | Bank of Canada Interest Rate Decision | 4 quarter |
