SUNK COST TRAP
Tendency of individuals to irrationally track an activity that does not fulfill their expectations because of the money and/or time spent on it. This explains why people consume meals that taste bad, finish watching movies they are not enjoying, keep clothes they have never worn, and hold on to investments that underperform. Also called Concorde fallacy.
POPULAR TERMS
Liquidity Adjustment Facility
A tool in monetary policy where banks are allowed to borrow money through repurchase agreements, and to respond to liquidity pressures. The governm ...
Data Warehousing
Electronic storage of information in a business or corporation. It should be secure, reliable and easy to retrieve and manage. It originated in 198 ...
One-Tailed Test
A statistical test where the critical area of a circulation is one-sided so that it is either less than or greater than a specific value, but not b ...
Less-than-Truckload
A shipping service that carries small loads of freight, weight between partial and full truckload. The service is being offered by many large and n ...
Original Cost
It simply refers to the total cost associated in buying an asset.
POPULAR ARTICLE
SEE FOREX TUTORIAL
An Introduction to the Basics of Economics
Economics, as defined by the dictionary, is the science that is concerned with the process or system by which goods and services are produced, sold ...
A Guide to Your Personal Income Tax: Common Filing Mistakes
Failure to file the return on time is the most common mistake committed by taxpayers. Here are some of the other mistakes, which can cost you a lot ...
Student Loans: Private Loans
Majority of students consider federal loans as their first borrowing choice. But this loan may not be able to shoulder an entire tuition, not to me ...
Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts
The concepts involved in macroeconomics focus on three fields, including national output and income, unemployment, and inflation and deflation. The ...
An Introduction to Stocks
Imagine this: you are a company owner, you get income but you don’t go to work, you just do what you want and the money keeps coming in. This ...
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02:30 | PMI Manufacturing | Nov | |
| 02:30 | Company Operating Profits | 3 quarter | |
| 02:30 | ANZ Jobs Advertisements | Nov | |
| 03:45 | Markit Final Manufacturing PMI | Nov | |
| 07:30 | Commodity Prices | Nov | |
| 09:30 | Retail Sales | Oct | |
| 10:15 | PMI Manufacturing | Nov | |
| 10:45 | PMI Manufacturing | Nov | |
| 10:50 | PMI Manufacturing | Nov |
