Tag: economics
BRIC
DefinitionIn economics, BRIC is a grouping acronym that refers to the countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China, which are all deemed to be...
MAD
What is 'MAD' In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Moroccan Dirham. Explaining 'MAD' The currency market, also...
C-Share
What is C-Share and how does it work
C-share is a type of mutual fund that allows investors to share in the unrealized gains or...
Ragnar Frisch
What is 'Ragnar Frisch' A Norwegian economist and joint winner in 1969 of the very first Nobel Prize in Economics, along with...
T-Account
What is a T-account
A T-account is a visual representation of the ledger of a business or individual. It is so named because it looks...
K-Ratio
What is 'K-Ratio' A ratio that is used in the performance evaluation of an equity relative to its risk. The ratio examines...
W-2 Form
What is the 'W-2 Form'
The W-2 form is the form that an employer must send to an employee and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...
OEX
What is 'OEX' The ticker symbol used to identify index options traded on the Standard & Poor's 100 index. OEX options are...
J. Harold Chandler
What is 'J. Harold Chandler' The current COO of Univers Workplace Benefits and a former president, CEO and chairman of disability insurance...
Obsolescence Risk
What is 'Obsolescence Risk' The risk that a process, product or technology used or produced by a company for profit will become...