摘要: An element that undermines the entire system. Weak sister can either refer to a single individual or a specialized group considered to be the weak link in an integrated process.
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Goods that are perceived to be exclusive as long as prices remain high or increase. Veblen goods get their name from economist Thorstein Veblen, who was one of the first to look into and write abou[阅读全文:]
摘要: An investor who either provides capital to startup ventures or supports small companies that wish to expand but do not have access to public funding.
Venture capitalists usually expect h[阅读全文:]
摘要: Any form of accounting that does not follow principles of conservatism. While there are many methods by which financial statements can be fudged, it always comes down to inflating revenue or hiding ex[阅读全文:]
摘要: Slang for an investment that yields disappointing results or turns out worse than expected. Failed business deals, securities that realize significant losses and unsuccessful initial public offerings [阅读全文:]
摘要: An internship in which the intern is charged with using social media such as Twitter and Facebook to drive attention to a company and its products. A twinternship is usually an unpaid (although paid p[阅读全文:]
摘要: A floor broker who executes orders for other brokers who cannot do it themselves because they have more business than they can handle at that particular time.
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摘要: A nickname dating back to 1812 used to refer to the U.S. government. The term is said to come from "Uncle Sam" Wilson, who provided barrels of beef to the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. The barre[阅读全文:]
摘要: When economic growth produces negative external consequences to the extent that the growth is unproductive with respect to the broader global systems in which it is viewed. Uneconomic growth occurs at[阅读全文:]
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An updated trust investment law that reflects the changes that have occurred in investment practice since the late 1960s, specifically with regard to modern portfolio theory.
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