Tag: investment
War Risk Insurance
DefinitionWar risk insurance is a type of insurance which covers damage due to acts of war, including invasion, insurrection, rebellion and hijacking. Some policies...
Wall Street
What is 'Wall Street' Wall Street is a street in lower Manhattan that is the original home of the New York Stock...
Waterfall Concept
What is 'Waterfall Concept' A life insurance plan that provides a tax benefit in regards to intergenerational transfers of wealth. The concept...
Wash-Sale Rule
DefinitionA wash sale is a sale of a security at a loss and repurchase of the same or substantially identical security shortly before or...
Watered Stock
DefinitionWatered stock is an asset with an artificially-inflated value. The term is most commonly used to refer to a form of securities fraud common...
Wasting Asset
What is 'Wasting Asset' An item that irreversibly declines in value, as a function of time. Wasting assets include vehicles, machinery and...
Wasting Trust
What is 'Wasting Trust' A trust that holds plan assets when a qualified plan is frozen. A "wasting trust" derives its name...
Wall Of Worry
What is 'Wall Of Worry' The financial markets' periodic tendency to surmount a host of negative factors and keep ascending. Wall of...
Wash Sale
DefinitionA wash sale is a sale of a security at a loss and repurchase of the same or substantially identical security shortly before or...
What is Working Capital?
DefinitionWorking capital is a financial metric which represents operating liquidity available to a business, organisation or other entity, including governmental entities. Along with working...