摘要: In real estate, when the cost of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance and maintenance on a rental property is greater than the income it brings in. If this situation is not corrected, it will [阅读全文:]
摘要: An unprofitable spread that occurs as a result of large commissions charged on the transaction, regardless of favorable market movements. An alligator spread is usually used in the options market to d[阅读全文:]
摘要: Slang terminology for a large insurance broker that is sometimes referred to according to the initials in its name. An alphabet broker, for example, would be referred to as "HIT" rather than "Hedge[阅读全文:]
摘要: An investment that is not one of the three traditional asset types (stocks, bonds and cash). Most alternative investment assets are held by institutional investors or accredited, high-net-worth indivi[阅读全文:]
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A report issued by an individual analyst, investment bank or financial services company indicating how a particular company's stock will perform in the coming quarter. Analysts provide guidance as[阅读全文:]
摘要: A term used by John Maynard Keynes used in one of his economics books. In his 1936 publication, "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money," the term "animal spirits" is used to describ[阅读全文:]
摘要: A social condition arising from the desire to be more wealthy, successful or to "keep up with the Joneses". Affluenza is symptomatic of a culture that holds up financial success as one of the highes[阅读全文:]
摘要: An increase in the price of food that occurs as a result of increased demand from human consumption and use as an alternative energy resource. While the competitive nature of retail supermarkets allow[阅读全文:]
摘要: 1. A calculation tool used by sliding counters along rods or grooves, used to perform mathematical functions. In addition to calculating the basic functions of addition, subtraction, multiplication an[阅读全文:]
摘要: The distortion that is caused in a company’s financial statements due to accounting rules and regulations that must be followed. Accounting noise makes it difficult for investors to easily ascer[阅读全文:]