Tag: private
Yankee Bond
What is a 'Yankee Bond'
A Yankee bond is a bond issued by a foreign entity, such as a bank or company, but is issued...
VA Loan
DefinitionA VA loan is a mortgage loan in the United States guaranteed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The program is for...
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)
What is 'Qatar Investment Authority - QIA' The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is a government-owned entity charged with managing the sovereign wealth...
C Corporation
What is a C Corporation
A C corporation is a business structure in which the company's shareholders own its assets and are liable for its...
PAB
What is 'PAB' In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Panama Balboa. Explaining 'PAB' The currency market, also...
Mac Crawford
What is 'Mac Crawford' Former CEO, president and chairman of Nashville-based Caremark, a mail-order pharmaceutical and pharmacy benefits management company. In 1997,...
A-Share
What is 'A-Share' In a family of multi-class mutual funds, this is the class that is usually characterized by a loaded fee...
A-Credit
What is 'A-Credit' The highest credit grade available as assigned to a borrower by a lender. Lenders use a credit grading system...
S&P Phenomenon
What is 'S&P Phenomenon' The tendency for a stock that has been recently added to the S&P composite index to experience a...
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
What is 'U.S. Agency for International Development - USAID' An independent federal agency of the United States that provides aid to citizens...