Tag: economics

What is 'Passive Activity' Passive activity is activity in which the taxpayer did not materially participate in during the tax year. Internal...

What is a 'Paradigm Shift' A paradigm shift is a major change in how some process is accomplished. A paradigm shift can...

What is 'Paper Profit (Paper Loss)' Unrealized capital gain (or capital loss) in an investment. It is calculated by comparing the market...

DefinitionThe workforce or labour force is the labour pool in employment. It is generally used to describe those working for a single company or...

DefinitionPassive management is an investing strategy that tracks a market-weighted index or portfolio. The most popular method is to mimic the performance of an...

What is a 'Patent' A patent is a government license that gives the holder exclusive rights to a process, design or new...

DefinitionPrivate equity typically refers to investment funds organized as limited partnerships that are not publicly traded and whose investors are typically large institutional investors,...

DefinitionBy definition, a Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new...

DefinitionA with-profits policy or participating policy is an insurance contract that participates in the profits of a life insurance company. The company is often...

What is 'Partial Release' A mortgage provision allowing some of the pledged collateral to be released from the mortgage contract if certain...