Tag: financial

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,...

What is 'Macro-Hedge' An investment technique used to eliminate the risk of a portfolio of assets. In most cases, this would mean...

What is 'Baby Berkshire' Baby Berkshire refers to the 50:1 stock split after the market close on January 20th, 2010 by Berkshire...

What is a DB(k) Plan A DB(k) plan is a type of retirement savings plan that is sponsored by an employer. The name "DB(k)" comes...

What is 'X-Mark Signature' An X-mark made by a person in lieu of a signature. Due to illiteracy or disability, a person...

What is the IMF Nonfuel Commodity Index The Index is a weighted average of a broad basket of nonfuel commodities. The index was first published...

What is 'A-Note' The highest tranche of an asset backed security or other structured financial product. An A-note is senior to other...

What is 'Haggle' When two parties involved in the purchase of a good and service negotiate the price until both parties can...

The standard guidelines for financial accounting that apply in all legal bodies are termed as generally accepted accounting principles or GAAP. These principles include...

Definition Kaizen, is the Japanese word for "improvement". In business, kaizen refers to activities that continuously improve all functions and involve all employees from the...