Tag: income
Variable Death Benefit
What is 'Variable Death Benefit' The amount paid to a decedent's beneficiary that is dependent on the performance of an investment account...
Qualifying Relative
What is 'Qualifying Relative'
A federal income tax designation that allows a taxpayer to claim as a dependent someone for whom he or she provided...
Qualified Exchange Accommodation Arrangements
What is 'Qualified Exchange Accommodation Arrangements' A strategy used in some 1031 exchanges where a third party, known as an "accommodation party,"...
Qualified Higher Education Expense
What is 'Qualified Higher Education Expense' Expenses such as tuition and tuition related expenses that an individual, spouse, or child must pay...
Qualified Savings Bond
What are Qualified Savings Bonds
Qualified savings bonds are a type of investment that can offer certain tax advantages for taxpayers who meet the eligibility...
Value Averaging
What is 'Value Averaging' An investing strategy that works like dollar cost averaging (DCA) in terms of steady monthly contributions, but differs...
Variable Coupon Renewable Note (VCR)
Variable Coupon Renewable Note (VCR) What is 'Variable Coupon Renewable Note - VCR' A renewable fixed income security with variable coupon rates...
Variable Annuity
What is a Variable Annuity
A variable annuity is a type of investment that offers the potential for tax-deferred growth and a death benefit. With...
Vanishing Premium Policy
What is 'Vanishing Premium Policy' A vanishing premium policy is a form of participating whole life insurance where the policyholder can use...
Value Engineering
DefinitionValue engineering is a systematic method to improve the "value" of goods or products and services by using an examination of function. Value, as...