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Hardship Withdrawal
What is 'Hardship Withdrawal' An emergency withdrawal from a retirement plan that may be subject to certain tax or account penalties. In...
Accelerated Depreciation
DefinitionAccelerated depreciation refers to any one of several methods by which a company, for 'financial accounting' or tax purposes, depreciates a fixed asset in...
Salad Oil Scandal
DefinitionThe Salad Oil Scandal, also referred to as the "Soybean Scandal", was a major corporate scandal in 1963 that ultimately caused over $150 million...
Callable Swap
What is 'Callable Swap' An exchange of cash flows in which one counterparty makes payments based on a fixed interest rate, the...
Callable Bond
DefinitionA callable bond is a type of bond that allows the issuer of the bond to retain the privilege of redeeming the bond at...
Callable Security
What is 'Callable Security' A security with an embedded call provision that allows the issuer to repurchase or redeem the security by...
Ponzi Scheme
DefinitionBy definition, a Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new...
Paris Hilton Stock Index
What is 'Paris Hilton Stock Index' A stock index comprised of companies associated with the socialite Paris Hilton. Some investors conceive her...
Qualified Distribution
What is a 'Qualified Distribution' Distributions made from a Roth IRA that are tax and penalty free. In order to be a...
Venture Capital Funds
What are venture capital funds and what do they do
Venture capital funds are investment vehicles that provide financing to startups and small businesses. venture...