Terms with Category Investments

  • Owner Occupant Definition,
    • A borrower who resides in the property used as security for the loan.
  • Parking (prk) Abbreviation,
    • A term that refers to depositing cash in a high-yield money market account until it is transferred to another account to pay bills.
  • Passive Activity Definition,
    • An activity in which a person does not materially participate such as real estate rentals and limited partnerships.
  • Passive Income Definition,
    • Income coming in on a regular basis, with little or no maintenance.
  • Payout Phase Definition,
    • The phase of a deferred annuity where the annuity begins to make payments to the annuitant.
  • Pension Definition,
    • A retirement plan where money is set aside over many years for an individual's retirement.
  • Permanent Life Insurance Definition,
    • A class of life insurance policies, which include both universal and whole life insurance, with guaranteed death benefits at the end of their terms.
  • Personal Savings Definition,
    • The difference between personal disposable income and personal consumption spending.
    • Put own money away.
  • Portfolio Definition,
    • A collection of investments.
  • Portfolio Lender Definition,
    • A company that underwrites mortgage loans and keeps them on the books instead of selling them on the secondary market.
  • Pre-Tax Operating Income (PTOI) Acronym,
    • The operating income generated by a company, less expenses, before taxes have been paid.
  • Predatory Lending (PL) Acronym, Important,
    • Lending practices that are unfair, deceptive or fraudulent.
  • Preferred Stock Definition,
    • A type of security that signifies part ownership in a corporation and is given preferential treatment over common stocks.
  • Present Value Interest Factor of Annuity (PVIFA) Acronym,
    • A method used to find an annuity's present value.
  • Prime Lending Rate (PLR) Acronym, Very Important,
    • The rate of interest charged on loans by chartered banks to their most creditworthy customers.
    Bank of Canada's prime (best) lending rate.
  • Private Annuity Definition,
    • An arrangement where one party agrees to transfer ownership of an asset to another party (usually a beneficiary) in exchange for lifetime payments.
  • Private Equity Definition,
    • Equity not traded on a stock exchange.
  • Privately Held Company Definition,
    • A company that is not listed on a stock exchange.
  • Profit Definition,
    • When revenues exceed expenses.
  • Protected Cell Company (SPC) Acronym,
    • A company that separates its assets and liabilities into a number of 'cells' to shield itself and each 'cell' from losses.
  • Protected Fund Definition,
    • A mutual fund that guarantees investors a return on their investments.
  • Province of Domicile Definition,
    • The province where an individual lives or intends to live permanently or for a long term, regardless of the individual's current location.
  • Provincial Sales Tax (PST) Acronym, Canada,
    • A sales tax collected by some Canadian provinces.
  • Publicly Traded Company Definition,
    • A company that is sold on a stock exchange.
  • Quick Assets (QA) Acronym,
    • Assets that can be liquefied quickly without a loss.
  • Quick Liquidity Ratio Definition,
    • A metric used to find if a company has enough liquidity to make it's short term financial obligations.
  • Rate Definition,
    • Percentage a borrower pays for the use of money, usually expressed as an annual percentage.
  • Rate of Return (RR, ROR) Acronym, Important,
    • The profit an investment generates, expressed as equity divided by cash flow.
  • Receivership Definition,
    • A form of bankruptcy where a person is appointed to take control of a company and is responsible for recouping unpaid debts.
  • Recession Definition,
    • A prolonged period (popularly defined as two successive quarters) in which economic activity shrinks.
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