MUTUAL COMPANY
A private company that is made up of its clients or policyholders. Since its customers are also the owners, these shareholders are entitled to receive profits or income, normally in the form of dividends on a pro rata basis, meaning it is based on the amount of business each customer does with the firm. Also referred to as cooperative.
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Key Rate
A specific interest rate that decides bank lending rates and the credit cost for borrowers. Discount Rate and the Federal Funds rate are the two ke ...
Exclusive Listing
Formal agreement in a real estate transaction stating a real estate agent has the right to earn commission if a property is sold within an indicate ...
Punt
A unit of currency used in Ireland until 2002. It was introduced in 1928 and was pegged (one for one) to the British pound sterling. In 1979, the p ...
Quarterly Earnings Report
Public companies file a report of their performance quarterly. It includes earning reports such as their net income, net sales, earnings per share ...
Overfunded Pension Plan
It is a company retirement plan that has more assets than liabilities. Basically, there is a surplus amount of money needed to cover current and fu ...
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