HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT - HIPAA
The U.S Congress created this act in 1996 that amends both the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to protect those people covered by health insurance and to set standards for the storage and privacy of personal medical data.
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Market Exposure
Amount of funds invested in a particular asset, and/or market sector or industry, which is expressed as percentage of total portfolio holdings. Hen ...
Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency - OCC
A federal agency in the U.S that serves to regulate, supervise, and charter national banks and the federal branches and agencies of foreign banks. ...
Long Tail
Refers to products with low demand or low sales volume can collectively create a market share that contends or surpasses more or less less present ...
PowerShares
A family of numerous domestic and international exchange-traded funds managed by the investment management company Invesco Ltd.
Founded i ...
Asset Valuation Reserve
It is the required capital that is needed to be set aside that will be used in case there is a need to cover unexpected debts of the company. It is ...
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Buying a Home: Finding the Best House
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An Introduction to Ethical Investing
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