COOK THE BOOKS
Buzzword for fraudulent activities by companies. Companies provide false information in its financial statements. Normally, it entails falsifying financial data to generate non-existent earnings. Some examples of cook the books include accelerating revenues, deferring expenses, executing synthetic leases, and manipulating pension plans.
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Target Return
Pricing model used in valuing a business based on what an investor expects from any capital invested in the firm. It is computed by adding the amou ...
Remainder Man
An individual who receives the remaining principal in a trust account after all required payments have been made, such as those to the beneficiary ...
Average Collected Balance
The total average of the collected funds in a bank account in a month. The balance is calculated by adding the collected balance and dividing it by ...
Bankable Funds
Forms of payment that are accepted at financial institutions. Retailers and other organizations that directly accept payments from customers typica ...
Prudent-Person Rule
A legal maxim that restricts the discretion in a client's account to investments that a prudent person seeking reasonable income and preservati ...
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Digesting Financial Statements: Earnings
For assessing how a company performed in a given period, the relation between income and cash flow statements should be taken into account. Several ...
Ethical Investing: Activism and Advocacy of Shareholders
Activist investors are not contented with just purchasing stocks and supporting its actions or decisions. They want to change the norms of targeted ...
Gauging Inflation
In the United States, the inflation rate was 0.2% through the 12 months ended July. In the United Kingdom, inflation was 0.1% in July.
Options Transaction Via Day Trading
Given so many concepts and terminologies in the foreign exchange market, anyone outside the field of finance may have a hard time coping up. Howeve ...
Buying a Home: Closing the Deal
It’s almost done! With just a few steps away, the house that you have been dreaming of will be yours.
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