CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Term describing the subset of US citizens aged 16 and above, who have jobs or are looking for a job; not serving in the military, and not institutionalized. In simplest terms, it pertains to individuals who are eligible to work in the US economy.
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Tax-Equivalent Yield
Pre-tax yield a bonds needs to hold for its yield to match the yield of a tax-free municipal bond. The measure is used to compare the yield of taxa ...
Per Capita
This is Latin term which means “by head” when translated to English. It basically means “average per person.” Per capita is ...
Fat Man Strategy
A defense tactic against takeover. Using this tactic, a target company captures a business or assets. The strategy supposes that the bulked-up comp ...
Panic Selling
Panic selling is the rapid increase of investment sale, resulting to a severe price decline. Mostly, investors get involved in panic selling when t ...
Private Investment Fund
A financial investment company which meets either of these criteria:
it has less than 100 investors, or
its member inv ...
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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.
A Guide to Income Tax: Overlooked Credits and Cuts
The US tax code changes from time to time, and majority of taxpayers cannot name at least three of the most common deductible expenditures. On that ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Cash Flow
Companies generate money from borrowers and/or borrow money from creditors. Next, firms purchase assets and/or finance projects and programs. Then, ...
How Do You Intend to Live?
How do you want to live?
You are no longer happy with the current state of your home. So you are mulling the idea of moving out or remode ...
Starting Your Own Small Business: Financing a Business
After choosing the business you want to go into, regardless of the line of business, you need a startup capital in order to keep the business going ...
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| 02:00 | MI Inflation Gauge | Mar | |
| 02:00 | ANZ Business Confidence | Mar | |
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| 03:30 | PMI Manufacturing | Mar | |
| 03:30 | Non-Manufacturing PMI | Mar | |
| 07:00 | Housing Starts | Feb | |
| 08:00 | Retail Sales | Feb | |
| 08:00 | Import Price Index | Feb | |
| 10:30 | Mortgage Approvals | Feb |
