摘要:An investment fund that manages money from investors seeking private equity stakes in startup and small- and medium-size enterprises with strong growth potential. These investments are generally chara[阅读全文]

摘要:A fund that combines both equity and fixed-income products to provide investors with a degree of both capital protection and capital appreciation. These funds use fixed-income securities to give the f[阅读全文]

摘要:Funds from many individual investors that are aggregated for the purposes of investment, as in the case of a mutual or pension fund. Investors in pooled fund investments benefit from economies of scal[阅读全文]

摘要:A share class of a mutual fund that does not require its investors to pay fees (such as front-end loads). Owning shares in a load-waived fund is a benefit to investors because it allows them to retain[阅读全文]

摘要:A mutual fund that invests in other mutual funds.

This method is sometimes known as "multi-management".



A fund of funds allows investors to achieve a broad diversificat[阅读全文]

摘要:A group of mutual funds offered by one investment or fund company. Generally, the constituent funds cover a wide range of fund categories and investment objectives.

Also referred to as a "mutu[阅读全文]

摘要:Provision introduced in 2002, under Section 308(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Fair Funds for Investors was put into place to benefit those investors who have lost money because of the illegal or uneth[阅读全文]

摘要:A tariff imposed on Australian residents by their government on asset value gains from offshore holdings. The FIF tax was implemented in 1992 to prevent citizens from deferring the payment of Australi[阅读全文]

摘要:A document that demonstrates that a person has the ability and funds available to use for a transaction. It usually comes in the form of a bank, security or custody statement. The purpose of the docum[阅读全文]

摘要:Occurs when an account cannot provide adequate funds to satisfy the demand of a payment.

Also referred to as "non-sufficient funds", or "NSF".

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摘要:A figure used by real estate investment trusts (REITs) to define the cash flow from their operations. It is calculated by adding depreciation and amortization expenses to earnings, and sometimes quote[阅读全文]

摘要:A set of accounts that is used to follow the flow of money within various sectors of an economy. Specifically, the account analyzes economic data on borrowing, lending and investment throughout sector[阅读全文]

摘要:The Expedited Funds Availability Act (EFAA) was implemented to regulate the hold periods on deposits made to commercial banks. Enacted by U.S. Congress in 1987, the EFAA also standardized financial in[阅读全文]

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A balance in an account that is able to be withdrawn or used in financial transactions. Until funds are considered to be cleared funds they are consider[阅读全文] 
		

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When the interest rate on a loan matches (or is extremely close to) the interest rate on the source of the funds loaned out. An example of this would be if[阅读全文] 

		

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A class of ETFs offered by Vanguard and traded like any other share on the American Stock Exchange. There are presently 27 Vanguard ETFs with underlying indexes covering both individua[阅读全文]