SECULAR
Secular is an adjective used in the financial field as description for a long-term time frame such as 10 years. Secular trends litter the market as much as short-term trends and must be analyzed as well by traders. Secular trends include the aging population, oil, and technological expansions.
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Confining Condition
Adverse illness confining an individual to his home or at a medical facility. It accounts the individual and family records of historic confining c ...
Positive Correlation
A relationship between two variables in which both variables move in tandem. A positive correlation exists when as one variable decreases, the othe ...
Profit-Sharing Plan
This plan gives employees a share in the company’s profits. Each employee gets a percentage of those profits based on the earnings of the com ...
Random Walk Theory
A theory stating that securities or market prices are random and not influenced by previous events. This theory is also known as the "weak for ...
Expectations Theory
Hypothesis implying long-term interest rates holds a postulation of future short-term interest rates. It presumes an individual would generate the ...
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