Tag: economics

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 'Pairoff' 1. A purchase of securities to offset a previously transacted sale of the same security. 2. A...

What is Pareto Improvement Pareto Improvement is defined as a change to a situation which results in one person becoming better off without anyone else...

DefinitionA participation mortgage or participating mortgage is a mortgage loan, or sometimes a group of them, in which two or more persons have fractional...

What is 'Passbook Loan' A personal loan extended to a savings-account holder by the custodial bank. Passbook loans use the balance of...

What is Palladium and what are its uses Palladium is a chemical element with the symbol PD and atomic number 46. It is a rare...