VAR
Value At Risk (VAR) is a statistical technique that measures and quantifies the level of financial risk within a firm or investment portfolio over a certain period of time. It is often used by risk managers in measuring and controlling the level of risk that the firm could undertake.
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Flat Tax
It is a system that applies the same rate to all taxpayers regardless of their income bracket.
Adjusted Mean
Statistical averages that are fixed accordingly intended to catch up on imbalances on the data. Outliers, visible in the data sets will most likely ...
Civil Service Retirement System - CSRS
System establishing the retirement, disability, and survivor benefits for certain Federal employees. The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) ...
The Conference Board
Nonprofit business organization researching, collating, and distributing information on management and the marketplace. A widely quoted private sou ...
Financial Economics
A branch of economics that analyzes the use and distribution of resources in markets in which decisions are made under uncertainty. Financial decis ...
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Gauging Inflation
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Ethical Investing: Environmentally-Conscious Investing
Environmentalist or not, as an investor, you care so much about your surroundings. Hence, you invest in companies that can reduce their negative im ...
The Types of Stock
Now that you’ve learned the basics of stocks, what it is, and how it works, we can now learn more about them. The next thing you need to know ...
Everything You Need To Know About Stock Trader Types
The perks and benefits of being a stock trader is one of the most coveted but first you must be a successful a stock trader. A lot of people go int ...
Ethical Investing: Niche Investment Style
Over the past two years, sustainable, responsible, and impact investing (SRI) has grown significantly in the United States. Based on the US SIF Fou ...
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| 09:00 | CPI | Apr | |
| 11:00 | 10-y Bond Auction | Apr | |
| 14:00 | CPI | Apr | |
| 14:00 | Harmonized CPI | Apr | |
| 01:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Apr | |
| 01:30 | Unemployment Rate | Mar | |
| 01:50 | Retail Sales | Mar | |
| 01:50 | Industrial Production | Apr | |
| 03:00 | ANZ Business Confidence | Apr |
