PREFERRED DIVIDEND COVERAGE RATIO
A coverage ratio that measures the ability of a company to pay off its required preferred dividend payments. A healthy company will have a high coverage ratio, indicating that it has little difficulty in paying off its preferred dividend requirements.
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Quote Driven Market
An electronic stock exchange system in which prices are determined from bid and ask quotations made by market makers, dealers or specialists. In a ...
Confidential Treatment Order - CTO
Order giving confidential treatment for specific documents and information a firm will file. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues th ...
Kickback
A bribe or a payment from an individual in business or private sector for a person in the government or politics. It aims to persuade or influence ...
Austrian School
School that was formed in Vienna in 19th century by Carl Menger. It believes that the workings of broad economy is the sum of small actions of some ...
Mumbai Interbank Forward Offer Rate - MIFOR
A rate the Indian banks and other derivative market partaker utilized as a benchmark for fixing prices on the forward rate arrangements and interes ...
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Retirement Planning: Maximizing the Power of Compounding
“The early bird catches the worm.” – William Camden
Digesting Financial Statements: Long-Lasting Assets
Long-lived assets, also known as non-current assets, is any asset a company expects to keep for at least one year. Such assets are expected to boos ...
A Guide to Your Personal Income Tax: Last-Minute Moves
December 31 is fast approaching. The next thing you know you need to file your income tax return. So before you get swarmed by the hustle and bustl ...
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.
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.
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14:30 | Building Permits | Mar | |
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00:45 | Visitor Arrivals | Mar | |
01:50 | Domestic Corporate Goods Price Index | Apr | |
08:00 | Claimant Count Change | Apr | |
08:00 | Average Earnings Index | Mar |