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 company - the "fat man" - would have become less appealing to a hostile bidder, especially if the acquisition increases the acquirer's debt load or decreases available cash.
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Capital Accumulation
This talks about the earnings that a firm uses to raise its capital base. Capital accumulation includes gaining additional assets that can be used ...
Defined-Contribution Plan
A retirement plan where the percentage of money is set aside each year by the company for the benefit of their employees. There are restrictions as ...
Unscheduled Recast
Unscheduled Recast is a recomputation of remaining loan amortization schedule that is not scheduled. Some loans have contractual terms that when tr ...
Recompense
The act of giving a target person or entity some form of monetary benefit as a result of performing some action or some action happening to the tar ...
Tortoise Rally
Slow and steady appreciation of market prices through time. This is more beneficial to long-term retail investors since they enjoy steady gains fro ...
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Retirement Planning: Maximizing the Power of Compounding
“The early bird catches the worm.” – William Camden
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 ...
Retirement Planning: Allocating and Diversifying
The assets you select to invest in will depend on numerous factors, including your risk appetite and investment timeframe. The two primary factors ...
Buying a Home: Choosing the Best Location
The first consideration when buying a new house is choosing the place where you want to live, regardless if this will serve as an investment or upg ...
Student Loans: Consolidating Private Loans
Fixed interest rates.
That is one viable reason for consolidating private loans although you are not mulling over that option. Private lo ...
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