Tag: private
Ultra Vires Acts
What is 'Ultra Vires Acts' Any act that lies beyond the authority of a corporation to perform. Ultra Vires acts fall outside...
Underfunded Pension Plan
What is an underfunded pension plan and how does it happen
An underfunded pension plan happens when a company doesn't have enough money set aside...
Family Offices
DefinitionThe term family office can refer to a family controlled investment group, and also the two major terms: single family office or multi-family office....
Real Estate Investment Group
DefinitionReal estate investment clubs are clubs formed by individuals who want to invest specifically in real estate. Real Estate Investment Group What is...
James D. Slater
What is 'James D. Slater' A renowned investment author in Britain, who wrote a Sunday column in London's The Sunday Telegraph under...
John W. Conway
What is 'John W. Conway' The chairman, president and CEO of Philadelphia-based Crown Holdings, a company that produces metal packaging such as...
National Securities Markets Improvement Act (NSMIA)
What is 'National Securities Markets Improvement Act - NSMIA' Passed by the U.S. Congress in 1996, the NSMIA was an attempt to...
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...
Equity
Simply put: Equity = Assets – Liabilities However, since there are a number of different types of assets, this definition cannot encompass them all...