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Pale Recession
What is 'Pale Recession' A phrase used in May 2008 by former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan to describe an economic...
Payday Loans
DefinitionA payday loan is a small, short-term unsecured loan, "regardless of whether repayment of loans is linked to a borrower's payday." The loans are...
Passive ETF
What is a Passive ETF and how does it work
A passive Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) is a type of investment fund that aims to track...
Capital Gain
DefinitionA capital gain refers to profit that results from a sale of a capital asset, such as stock, bond or real estate, where the...
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...
Passbook Loan
What is 'Passbook Loan' A personal loan extended to a savings-account holder by the custodial bank. Passbook loans use the balance of...
Participation Rate
DefinitionThe workforce or labour force is the labour pool in employment. It is generally used to describe those working for a single company or...
Patent
What is a 'Patent' A patent is a government license that gives the holder exclusive rights to a process, design or new...
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,...
Parallel Loan
DefinitionA parallel loan is two loans taken out by two pairs of companies in different countries from local lenders with the aim of swapping...