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What is a 'Health Savings Account - HSA' A Health Savings Account (HSA) is an account created for individuals who are covered...

What is 'Hard Loan' A foreign loan that must be paid in the currency of a nation that has stability and a...

What is 'Kicking The Tires' A slang term for researching an investment before putting any money into it. The process of kicking...

What is 'Kremlinomics' A financial buzz word used to describe economic policies which some view to be overly leftist. Kremlinomics alludes to...

What is 'Heath-Jarrow-Morton Model - HJM Model' A model that applies forward rates to an existing term structure of interest rates to determine...

What is 'Hara-Kiri Swap' An interest rate or cross-currency swap devoid of any profit margin for the originator. The term gets its...

DefinitionA home equity loan is a type of loan in which the borrower uses the equity of his or her home as collateral. The...

DefinitionThe harmonized sales tax is a consumption tax in Canada. It is used in provinces where both the federal goods and services tax and...

What is 'Impaired Credit' A deterioration in the creditworthiness of an individual or entity. This is usually reflected through a lower credit...

What is 'Inactivity Fee' 1. A sum charged to investors who haven't engaged in any buying or selling activities in their brokerage...