Tag: investors
January Barometer
DefinitionThe January barometer is the hypothesis that stock market performance in January predicts its performance for the rest of the year. So if the...
Junk Bond
A non-investment grade or high yield bond is referred to as a junk bond. As the name suggests, these bonds have a credit rating...
Japanese Government Bond (JGB)
What is 'Japanese Government Bond - JGB' A bond issued by the government of Japan. The government pays interest on the bond...
January Effect
What is the January Effect and does it exist
The January effect is a theory that posits that stock prices tend to rise at the...
Targeted Amortization Class (TAC)
What is 'Targeted Amortization Class - TAC' A type of credit derivative that is similar to a planned amortization class (PAC) in...
Jim Cramer (James Cramer)
What is 'Jim Cramer' Former hedge fund manager, columnist and author as well as host of CNBC's "Mad Money" and CBS radio's...
Weighted Average Cost Of Capital – WACC
DefinitionThe weighted average cost of capital is the rate that a company is expected to pay on average to all its security holders to...
Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF)
What is 'Canadian Investor Protection Fund - CIPF' A Canadian not-for-profit organization set up by the investment industry designed to protect investors...
Real Estate Operating Company (REOC)
What is ‘Real Estate Operating Company – REOC'
A company that invests in real estate and whose shares trade on a public exchange. A real...
Hard Money Loan
DefinitionA hard money loan is a specific type of asset-based loan financing through which a borrower receives funds secured by real property. Hard money...