LIVING WAGE
A theoretical wage level that allows a worker to meet its basic needs such as shelter, food, clothing, and other necessities without resorting to any welfare or public assistance. It should be good enough to make sure not more than 30% of earnings will be spent on housing. It aims to let employees earn adequate income in order to have a satisfactory standard of living.
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Broker of Record
Insurance agent assigned to represent and manage the entity’s insurance policy. The agent may receive copies of all communications to the pol ...
Foreign Branch Bank
A foreign bank obligated to follow the regulations of both the home and host countries.
B Share
It is a class under the multi-class mutual funds family. It is characterized by a back-end structure of load that is only paid when the funds are a ...
Average Annual Growth Rate - AAGR
It is the up or addition in the value of an investment in a year. Taking the arithmetic mean of the growth rate can determine the increase of the i ...
Matching Strategy
Acquiring investments by which its payouts will accord an individual or a firm’s liabilities. In this strategy, every investment portfolio is ...
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SEE FOREX TUTORIAL
Digesting Financial Statements: Introduction
Financial statements open a window how healthy a company is (in terms of finances). This document presents the financial activities of a person or ...
Connection of Inflation and Interest Rates
We cannot simply ignore the connectivity of inflation and interest rates. Both items are interrelated. So, whenever there is a news item about a co ...
An Introduction to Forex
The foreign exchange market or forex is the largest financial market in the world. It is where the monetary currencies of countries are traded. Thi ...
Retirement Planning: Allocating Money for Retirement
In the previous tutorial, we outlined the significance of retirement. Now, let’s talk about the how in retirement planning.
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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 ...
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