SOX
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) is an act passed by the US Congress in 2002, which mandated strict reforms to improve financial disclosures of corporations. Moreover, it was aimed at preventing accounting fraud and protecting investors from fraudulent accounting activities by corporations.
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WARF
Weighted Average Rating Factor (WARF) is a measure often used by credit rating companies to determine the credit quality of a portfolio. It allows ...
Trading Arcade
Slang term for an electronic trading facility, often operated by a clearing member, where investors can gather and trade for their own accounts. Bu ...
Double Top and Bottom
In technical analysis, chart patterns explaining movements in a security or other investment drawn like letter W (double bottom) or letter M (doubl ...
Tranches
Part, piece, portion, or slice of a transaction or structured financing. It refers to one of the numerous securities offered at the same time but h ...
Financing Statement
A written document detailing the financing agreement between the lender and the borrower. It should have the names and addresses of the parties inv ...
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Digesting Financial Statements: Cash Flow
Companies generate money from borrowers and/or borrow money from creditors. Next, firms purchase assets and/or finance projects and programs. Then, ...
Getting to Know The Federal Reserve
The world’s largest economy in the world is the economy of the United States and running it, keeping it in check, and making sure that it doe ...
Inflation and Investments
“How does inflation affect my investments?”
Most investors ask this question, particul ...
How Much Does a Home Remodeling Cost?
If your house can handle a renovation, the next thing you need to find out is the cost of a home remodeling.
You may nee ...
Introduction to Ethical Investing
Since time immemorial, investors look after better profits and income paying stocks. While many consider themselves as ethical investors, the commo ...
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13:00 | CBI retail sales volume balance | Mar | |
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14:25 | FOMC Member Raphael W. Bostic Speaks | ||
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16:00 | New Home Sales | Feb | |
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01:30 | Westpac Consumer Sentiment | Mar |