TROUBLED ASSET
Assets that are overpaid by banks including loans made to borrowers who can no longer fulfill their debt obligations. Often guaranteed by collateral, these are valued lower than the value of the loan itself.
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Hard Dollars
Fees that investors or customers pay to a brokerage house in return for their services.
Modern Portfolio Theory - MPT
A theory on how risk-averse investors can formulate portfolios to maximize or optimize anticipated return according to a provided level of market r ...
Bottom-Up Investing
An investment approach that de-emphasizes the significance of economic and market cycles. This approach focuses on the analysis of individual stock ...
Collateral
Asset pledged by a borrower to lender seeking a loan. The lender can seize the collateral to recover losses should the borrower stop from making lo ...
Functional Decomposition
A method of business analysis that dissects a complex business process to show its individual elements. Functional decomposition is used to facilit ...
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Buying a Home: Getting Pre-Approved for a Mortgage
You have determined the amount needed to buy the home of your dreams. Now, figure out the amount a bank can lend you. The rationale behind this is ...
A Guide to Your Personal Income Tax: Last-Minute Moves
December 31 is fast approaching. The next thing you know you need to file your income tax return. So before you get swarmed by the hustle and bustl ...
Retirement Planning: Creating a Nest Egg
Last time, we discuss the different income sources for building a retirement fund. We shall now tackle the ways to create a retirement nest egg.
Choosing Your Bank
Now that you’ve learned the basics of banking and the importance of it, you are now ready to put your money in a bank. But which bank should ...
Introduction to Inflation
I asked my grandparents about the cost of living during World War II. They told me people during that period could buy a house for $5,000, a car fo ...
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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 12:15 | Producer & Import Prices | ||
| 13:10 | BOJ Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya Speaks | ||
| 17:30 | Retail Sales | ||
| 17:30 | Empire State Manufacturing Index | ||
| 22:15 | FOMC Member Raphael W. Bostic Speaks | ||
| 06:30 | Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes | ||
| 07:00 | Industrial Production | ||
| 13:30 | Claimant Count Change | ||
| 17:30 | Building Permits |
