摘要: An organization committed to educating financial professionals about specific issues relating to divorce. The Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts certifies members who complete its modular study [阅读全文:]
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An annuity investment that guarantees a real rate of return at or above inflation. The real rate of return is the nominal return, less the inflation rate, thus protecting annuitants and beneficiary[阅读全文:]
摘要: The Institute of Petroleum (IP), based in the United Kingdom, was a professional organization dedicated to those working in and studying the oil and gas industry. In 2003 the IP merged with the Instit[阅读全文:]
摘要: A system that gathers and compiles the different estimates made by stock analysts on the future earnings for the majority of U.S. publicly traded companies.
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摘要: A weekly economic figure published by the International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS Bank, that measures comparable store sales at major retail chains. The ICSC-UBS Store Sales measures the por[阅读全文:]
摘要: Money that was due to a decedent and will pass through to the recipient or estate as income during that tax year. The recipient (beneficiary) must declare the money as income in respect of a decedent [阅读全文:]
摘要: A health insurance plan that has a high minimum deductible, which does not cover the initial costs or all of the costs of medical expenses. The deductible forces the insurance holder to pay the first [阅读全文:]
摘要: In accounting, an inventory distribution method in which the inventory with the highest cost of purchase is the first to be used or taken out of stock. This will impact the company's books such that [阅读全文:]
摘要: A bank loan to a highly leveraged company. HLTs can be thought of as similar to junk bonds as they both face default risk, but HLTs are more secure and have stronger debt covenants due to their struct[阅读全文:]
摘要: A type of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insured reverse mortgage. Home Equity Conversion Mortgages allow seniors to convert the equity in their home to cash. The amount that may be borrowed is [阅读全文:]