Tag: finance
Vacation Home
What is 'Vacation Home' A dwelling other than the owner's primary residence that is used for recreational purposes, like vacations (hence the...
XW
What is 'XW' A symbol used to signify that a security is trading ex-warrant. XW is one of many alphabetic qualifiers that...
XD
What is 'XD' A symbol used to signify that a security is trading ex-dividend. XD is an alphabetic qualifier that acts as...
Baby Boomer
What are baby boomers and what generation do they belong to
A baby boomer is a person who was born between 1946 and 1964. So,...
Macro-Hedge
What is 'Macro-Hedge' An investment technique used to eliminate the risk of a portfolio of assets. In most cases, this would mean...
Baby Berkshire
What is 'Baby Berkshire' Baby Berkshire refers to the 50:1 stock split after the market close on January 20th, 2010 by Berkshire...
Vagit Y. Alekperov
What is 'Vagit Y. Alekperov' The founder of major Russian oil company Lukoik. Lukoil began as Langepas-Uray-Kogalymneft, a Russian state-owned energy company...
Haas School of Business
What is 'Haas School of Business' The business school at the University of Berkeley. It offers a wide variety of programs, including...
GAAP – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
The standard guidelines for financial accounting that apply in all legal bodies are termed as generally accepted accounting principles or GAAP. These principles include...
Initial Public Offerings – IPO
IPO or Initial Public Offering refers to the first stock sale made by a private organization to the public. This move is typically used...