CONTRACT LOGISTICS
Outsourcing a logistics system to a third-party firm. These companies handle resource management tasks including designing and planning supply chains, creating facilities, warehousing, delivering and distributing products, processing orders and collecting payments, and managing inventory, among others.
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Robert C. Merton
American economist who won the 1997 Nobel Memorial prize in Economic Sciences, along with Myron Scholes, for developing the Black-Sholes model, whi ...
Buy Stops Above
Recommendation to purchase a given security once a security’s price surpasses a particular resistance level by putting a buy stop order at th ...
Admitted Company
An insurance company admitted and allowed by an another state to transact insurance business despite having a domiciled status on an another state. ...
Black Box Model
Computer program, process, or system processing the information entered by the user using pre-programmed logic in order to produce the user’s ...
Form 3903
A form issued by the IRS and used by taxpayers to deduct moving expenses related to taking a new job.
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Health Savings Account: Introduction
In essence, health savings account shoulders any health- and medical-related expenses that are not included in the high-deductible health plan. Pay ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Long-Lasting Liabilities
Long-lived liabilities refer to obligations which are due more than a year. Some examples of long-term debt include convertible bond and capital le ...
Choosing Your Bank
Now that you’ve learned the basics of banking and the importance of it, you are now ready to put your money in a bank. But which bank should ...
A Guide to Your Personal Income Tax: Essentials
In the United States, the progressive tax system is one of the most important yet misunderstood concepts of tax planning. Whenever people are asked ...
Defining Inflation
Inflation is the sustained increase in the overall level of products and services in an economy over a particular time period. Expressed as percent ...
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