SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL ACTIVITY - SGA
Threshold placed by the Social Security Administration to evaluate the eligibility for disability benefits. A specified dollar amount, it is updated annually to reflect inflation and to represent the minimum level of employability that will render an individual productive, making him ineligible for benefits. The SSA imposes higher threshold levels for individuals with certain disabilities including blindness.
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Self-insure
Self-insure is the process of regulating risks in case of an unexpected loss by putting aside s pool of monetary asset. In theory, you can self-ins ...
Pairoff
The term pairoff refers to as when a firm buys securities to offset a transacted sale before of the same security.
National Insurance Contributions - NIC
NIC are made by payroll and income taxes. Contributions expanded over the years to cover other government-provided benefits.
Tunisian Dinar
Currency abbreviation for the Tunisian dinar, the official currency of Tunisia. The currency is comprised of 1,000 milim and presented with the sym ...
Cash Flow Plans
Strategy in which an insured can control the premium payments they must make on their insurances. It allows the individual to coordinate the flow o ...
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Students, soon after your graduation, you need to enter the repayment phase. In other words, you have to start paying off your student loans. This ...
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 ...
Principles of Trading: Introduction
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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 ...
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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 16:00 | Leading Index | Mar | |
| 00:45 | Trade Balance | Mar | |
| 07:00 | BOJ Core CPI | Mar | |
| 14:30 | Industrial Product Price Index | Mar | |
| 14:30 | Raw Materials Price Index | Mar | |
| 15:30 | FOMC Member Patrick T. Harker Speaks | ||
| 16:00 | Consumer Confidence | Apr | |
| 16:00 | Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index | Apr | |
| 19:40 | FOMC Member Neel Kashkari Speaks |
