MUPPET BAIT
Susceptible investors who are tempted into purchasing hot stocks or securities - even if it is not aligned with their goals - that the smart money and/or insiders are selling. This was popularized by Henry Blodget, former Wall Street analyst and Business Insider co-founder. Persons and groups under this classification frequently follow news and ballyhoo on initial public offerings, rather than doing their own research.
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Specific-Shares Method
Specific-shares method is a personal financial accounting whose purpose is to cut down realized capital gains for multiple stock or mutual fund pur ...
Voting Trust Certificate
Voting Trust Certificate is a document issued by the limited-life trust of a corporation, which is created to limit the control of a corporation to ...
Sample Selection Bias
Sample Selection Bias is a type of bias resulting from the selection of non-random data meant for statistical analysis.
Combined Loan to Value Ratio - CLTV Ratio
Ratio determining the default risk of a potential homebuyer if he would purchase a home using multiple mortgages. In general, creditors are willing ...
Contagion
Possibility a significant economic changes in a country will spread to other nations. It pertains to the spread of either an economic boom or econo ...
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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 ...
Macroeconomics: A Brief History
Macroeconomics is a branch of study under Economics that deals with the economy’s growth and the way it behaves. It examines nationwide pheno ...
An Introduction to Insurance
Most people in the world own insurance. Insurance take a lot of forms such as medical insurance, automobile insurance, and the most common of them ...
Buying a Home: Writing an Offer
You’re down to the last four steps to buying your dream house. Now, you need to write an offer and the seller has to accept it. Take into acc ...
The Concepts of Economics: Scarcity
To fully grasp the essence of what economics is, we must first understand the concept of scarcity along with the branches of study under economics ...
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