Tag: economic
Accelerated Vesting
What is 'Accelerated Vesting' A form of vesting that takes place at a faster rate than the initial vesting schedule in a...
Ability-To-Pay Taxation
What is 'Ability-To-Pay Taxation' Ability-to-pay taxation is a progressive taxation principle that maintains that taxes should be levied according a taxpayer's ability...
Absolute Physical Life
What is 'Absolute Physical Life' The length of time that it takes for an asset takes to become fully depreciated, at which...
Absolute Advantage
DefinitionIn economics, the principle of absolute advantage refers to the ability of a party to produce a greater quantity of a good, product, or...
Abnormal Return
How to Spot an Abnormal Return in Your Portfolio
An abnormal return is a deviation from the expected return on a security or portfolio. There...
Accelerated Benefits
What is 'Accelerated Benefits' A clause in certain life insurance policies that enables the policy holder to receive the benefits before death....
Absolute Rate
What is 'Absolute Rate' The fixed portion of an interest-rate swap, expressed as a percentage rather than as a premium or a...
Abeyance Order
What is 'Abeyance Order' An order that is temporarily placed on hold or held in suspension, due to prevailing circumstances, until it...
Assets under Management
DefinitionIn finance, assets under management, sometimes called funds under management, measures the total market value of all the financial assets which a financial institution...
Absorbed Account
What is 'Absorbed Account' An account that has been combined or that has merged with another related account. Accounts are often absorbed...