Tag: 2020
JAJO
What is 'JAJO' An acronym that represents the months of January, April, July and October. Many companies that pay dividends announce their...
Valuable Papers Insurance
What is 'Valuable Papers Insurance' A special type of property-casualty insurance. Valuable papers insurance will reimburse the policyholder for the monetary value...
XD
What is 'XD' A symbol used to signify that a security is trading ex-dividend. XD is an alphabetic qualifier that acts as...
Baby Boomer
What are baby boomers and what generation do they belong to
A baby boomer is a person who was born between 1946 and 1964. So,...
Macro-Hedge
What is 'Macro-Hedge' An investment technique used to eliminate the risk of a portfolio of assets. In most cases, this would mean...
Baby Berkshire
What is 'Baby Berkshire' Baby Berkshire refers to the 50:1 stock split after the market close on January 20th, 2010 by Berkshire...
DB(k) Plan
What is a DB(k) Plan
A DB(k) plan is a type of retirement savings plan that is sponsored by an employer. The name "DB(k)" comes...
X-Mark Signature
What is 'X-Mark Signature' An X-mark made by a person in lieu of a signature. Due to illiteracy or disability, a person...
IMF Nonfuel Commodity Index
What is the IMF Nonfuel Commodity Index
The Index is a weighted average of a broad basket of nonfuel commodities. The index was first published...
GDP Price Deflator
What is the 'GDP Price Deflator' GDP price deflator is an economic metric that accounts for inflation by converting output measured at...