MERCANTILISM
An economic philosophy used during the mid 16th and 17th centuries. The main objective was to escalate a country’s financial wealth, especially gold and foreign currency, by imposing government regulation that concerns all of the country’s commercial interest. It was said that national strength could be utilized by putting a limit imports through tariffs and maximizing exports.
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A very powerful investment plan that mixed options to make a spread with mixed profit potential and limited loss potential. It is usually made by m ...
Federally Guaranteed Obligations
A debt backed by the United States government full power. It’s considered to be risk-free as it is assured by the full faith and credit of th ...
Scattergraph Method
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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 ...
Common Pool Resource - CPR
Resource benefiting a group of individuals, but diminishes benefits to evert should each of them pursue his own self-interest. The CPR’s valu ...
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Connection of Inflation and Interest Rates
We cannot simply ignore the connectivity of inflation and interest rates. Both items are interrelated. So, whenever there is a news item about a co ...
Introduction to Inflation
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Ethical Investing: Socially Responsible Investing
Socially responsible investors look for socially responsible companies, especially their relations with outsiders.
First and foremost, th ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Earnings
For assessing how a company performed in a given period, the relation between income and cash flow statements should be taken into account. Several ...
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 ...
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