Tag: investments
Passive Management
DefinitionPassive management is an investing strategy that tracks a market-weighted index or portfolio. The most popular method is to mimic the performance of an...
Private Equity
DefinitionPrivate equity typically refers to investment funds organized as limited partnerships that are not publicly traded and whose investors are typically large institutional investors,...
Ponzi Scheme
DefinitionBy definition, a Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new...
Qualifying Investment
What is 'Qualifying Investment' An investment purchased with pretax income. Money invested in a qualifying investment trust, annuity or plan is exempt...
Quantitative Analysis
What is 'Quantitative Analysis' Quantitative analysis refers to economic, business or financial analysis that aims to understand or predict behavior or events...
Value Fund
What is a 'Value Fund' A value fund is a stock mutual fund that primarily holds stocks that are deemed to be...
Venture Capital Funds
What are venture capital funds and what do they do
Venture capital funds are investment vehicles that provide financing to startups and small businesses. venture...
Value At Risk (VaR)
What is 'Value At Risk - VaR' Value at risk (VaR) is a statistical technique used to measure and quantify the level...
Venture Capital Trust (VCT)
What is 'Venture Capital Trust - VCT' A type of publicly listed closed-end fund found in the United Kingdom. A venture capital...
Savings Account
DefinitionA savings account is a deposit account held at a retail bank that pays interest but cannot be used directly as money in the...