Terms with Category Investments

  • Debt Issues Definition,
    • The issuance of bonds or other forms of debt on the public markets.
  • Debt/Equity Ratio Definition,
    • A comparison of debt and equity used to measure the health of a business.
  • Deferred Annuity Definition,
    • An annuity that makes payments to the annuitant at some date in future instead of immediately.
  • Deficit Definition,
    • When expenses surpass income or liabilities surpass assets.
  • Deflation Definition,
    • An actual decline in the general level of prices in the economy.
  • Demographics Definition,
    • Characteristics of the population that influence consumption of products and services. They include age, sex, race, family size, level of education, occupation, income and location of residence.
  • Depreciation Definition,
    • The gradual loss of value of a building or other property because of age or natural wear.
  • Depression Definition,
    • A prolonged downturn in the economy and level of business activity.
  • Derivatives Definition,
    • Financial contracts whose value is derived from the value of some underlying asset, rate or index. Derivatives are used as risk-management tools by governments and corporations to reduce exposure to risk, mainly related to fluctuations in foreign-exchange and interest rates. Derivative instruments include swaps, options, futures and forward contracts and are used by banks in two principal activities: sales/trading and asset/liability management.
  • Disinflation Definition,
    • A reduction in the inflation rate as a result of either government policy or a decline in economic activity.
  • Dividend Definition,
    • Distribution of earnings to shareholders. In credit unions, it's the money paid to members for deposits, similar to the interest banks pay to their customers for deposits.
  • Early Withdrawal Penalty Definition,
    • A depositor forfeits interest or is charged a service fee for either withdrawing funds or closing a time deposit before the maturity date.
  • Economic Growth Definition,
    • The rate of change in output from one year to the next.
  • Economic Indicators Definition,
    • Statistics that help determine how the economy is faring. They include the Consumer Price Index, housing starts, and unemployment rates, among others.
  • Entity-Purchase Agreement Definition,
    • A plan used for businesses with multiple owners where insurance policies are taken out for each owner in the amount of their ownership stake.
  • Entrepreneur Definition,
    • A person who starts and manages a business.
  • Equity Definition,
    • Ownership in an asset.
    • The value of a property minus outstanding mortgage debt and other liens.
  • Estate Definition,
    • The ownership interest of an individual in real property.
    • The total sum of all the real property and personal property owned by an individual at time of death.
  • Estate Planning Definition,
    • The process of determining how assets will be dispersed after an individual's death, ideally in the most tax-efficient way possible.
  • Executor Definition,
    • The person who manages the estate of a deceased individual.
  • Expense Definition,
    • Costs incurred through a business's operations.
  • Exports Definition,
    • Products and services produced in Canada and sold in other countries.
  • Financing Expenses Definition,
    • Expenses sustained from interest payments, financing, and dividends to shareholders.
  • Finder Fee Definition,
    • A fee paid by a party to another for services rendered.
  • Fiscal Deficit Definition,
    • When the government spends more money than it receives in revenue over the course of one year.
  • Fixed Annuity Definition,
    • An annuity that makes fixed payments to the annuitant with guarantees for earnings and principal.
  • Fixed-Return Investments Definition,
    • Investments that provide a stable return.
  • Flat Fee Definition,
    • A fixed charge that a broker requests instead of a commission.
  • Foreign Exchange (F/X, FX, FOREX, FE) Acronym,
    • Various instruments used to settle payments for transactions between individuals or organizations using different currencies (e.g., notes, cheques, etc.).
    Bank account transaction code.
  • Foreign Exchange Rate (FXRate) Abbreviation,
    • The value of a nation's currency in terms of another nation's currency
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