Tag: investment

What is 'Qualification Ratio' Ratio of debt to income and housing expense to income that is used by mortgage lenders to determine...

What is 'SAFE Investment Company (China)' The SAFE Investment Company is the Hong Kong branch of the Chinese sovereign wealth fund. The...

What is the 'EAFE Index' The EAFE Index is an index created by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) that serves as a...

What is 'Vacation Home' A dwelling other than the owner's primary residence that is used for recreational purposes, like vacations (hence the...

What is 'XW' A symbol used to signify that a security is trading ex-warrant. XW is one of many alphabetic qualifiers that...

What is 'Valuation Mortality Table' A statistical chart that is used by insurance companies to calculate the statutory reserve and cash surrender...

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 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 'W.P. Carey School of Business' The school of business at Arizona State University. It enrolls approximately 7,800 undergraduate and 1,500...

What is 'Labor Productivity' Labor productivity is a measure of economic growth within a country. Labor productivity measures the amount of goods...