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Incentive Trust

DefinitionIn American estate planning parlance, an incentive trust is a trust designed to encourage or discourage certain behaviors by using distributions of trust income...

Impulse Wave Pattern

What is 'Impulse Wave Pattern' A term used in the Elliott wave theory to describe the strong move in a stock's price...

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

What is 'National Bureau of Economic Research - NBER' This private, non-profit, non-partisan research organization's main aim is to promote greater understanding...

National Foundation For Consumer Credit (NFCC)

What is 'National Foundation For Consumer Credit - NFCC' A non-profit organization that seeks to educate consumers about credit and borrowing. One...

Rational Behavior

What is 'Rational Behavior' A rational behavior decision-making process is based on making choices that result in the most optimal level of...

Rational Choice Theory

DefinitionRational choice theory, also known as choice theory or rational action theory, is a framework for understanding and often formally modeling social and economic...
Rationalization

Rationalization

What is 'Rationalization' Rationalization is a reorganization of a company in order to increase its efficiency. This reorganization may lead to an expansion or reduction...

Satisficing

DefinitionSatisficing is a decision-making strategy or cognitive heuristic that entails searching through the available alternatives until an acceptability threshold is met. The term satisficing,...

Qualitative Analysis

What is 'Qualitative Analysis' Qualitative analysis is a securities analysis that uses subjective judgment based on unquantifiable information, such as management expertise,...

Fear And Greed Index

What is 'Fear And Greed Index' An index developed and used by CNNMoney to measure the primary emotions that drive investors: fear...

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