PICK-AND-SHOVEL PLAY
A strategy in which investments are made in companies that are providers of needed equipment for an industry, rather than in the end product of an industry. A pick-and-shovel play, in practice, could be within the oil industry; an investor purchases stock in a company that manufactures seismic data equipment that exploration and production (E&P) companies need to find new oil and gas deposits, rather than on the E&P company itself.
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Tunisian Dinar
Currency abbreviation for the Tunisian dinar, the official currency of Tunisia. The currency is comprised of 1,000 milim and presented with the sym ...
YOC
Yield On Cost (YOC) represents the original investment’s dividend yield. It is determined by dividing the stock’s annual dividend rate ...
Tax Gain/Loss Harvesting
Act of selling securities at a loss to reduce taxes. It aims to limit the tax imposed on short-term capital gains, which are normally taxed higher ...
Multiple Managers
A situation when an investment portfolio's assets are split among many fund managers to watch, manage, and analyze. It allows managers to have ...
Rental Real Estate Loss Allowance
A federal tax deduction of up to $25,000 that is available to non-real estate professionals who own at least a 10% interest in a rental property th ...
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