Terms with Tag Investment

  • Stagflation Definition,
    • A time period where the unemployment rate and the rate of inflation are both relatively high.
  • Startup Company Definition,
    • A recently founded company that works on new products and services.
  • Stock Definition,
    • A share of the ownership of a company.
  • Stock Insurance Company Definition,
    • An insurance company with multiple stockholders each owning shares in the corporation.
  • Straight Life Annuity Definition,
    • An annuity that stops all payments upon the annuitant's death.
  • Structured RRSP (STRP)Acronym,
      Registered Retirement Savings Plan offered by Standard Life Canada.
    • Subdivide Definition,
      • To split something (like a plot of land) into smaller sections.
    • Sublet Definition,
      • An arrangement where a tenant leases property to a subtenant.
    • Substandard Health Annuity Definition,
      • An annuity with increased income payments for people with shorter life expectancies due to medical conditions.
    • Superannuation Definition,
      • A retirement plan used in Australia.
    • Supervised Investment Bank Holding Companies (SIBHC)Acronym,
      • Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan (SERP)Acronym,
        • Survival Analysis Definition,
          • A statistical analysis of how likely someone or something will survive to a set date.
        • Sustainable Return on Investment (SROI)Acronym,
          • Swap Definition,
            • An agreement between two businesses to exchange commodities, payments or other financial products to reduce the risk of volatile market conditions or to obtain a better price or rate. For example, interest rate swaps, where floating rate interest is exchanged for fixed rate interest, protects a corporation against rises in rates or allows it to take advantage of a better rate. A cross-currency swap enables two parties to enter into an agreement in which one exchanges its currency for the other's to meet their separate requirements.
          • Takeover Definition,
            • The purchase of a company by another.
          • Targeted Amortization Class (TAC)Acronym,
            • Tax Deferred Annuity (TDA) Acronym, Important,
              • A type of annuity where taxes are deferred until the annuitant decides to withdraw money from the annuity.
              More commonly known as a Tax Sheltered Annuity (TSA).
            • Tax Sheltered Annuity (TSA) Acronym, Important,
              • An arrangement where employees are given the option to make tax-deferred contributions to an annuity set up by their employer.
              See also Tax Deferred Annuity (TDA).
            • Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) Acronym, Canada, Important,
              • A savings account for Canadians where income earned is not taxed.
            • Tax-Free Savings Plan (TFSP)Acronym, Canada,
                Better known as a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA).
              • Tax-sheltered Definition,
                • A savings or investment plan that offers significant tax savings.
              • Term Definition,
                • The length of time you commit to repay a lender or bank at an agreed upon interest rate and payment schedule. The interest rate usually remains constant during this term unless the commitment states otherwise. For example, a five year fixed rate mortgage has a term of five years.
              • Term Deposit (TD) Acronym,
                • An investment product in which you deposit a fixed sum of money for a set period of time and are paid interest.
              • Time Adjusted Rate of Return (TARR)Acronym,
                • Time Weighted Internal Rate of Return (TWIRR)Acronym,
                  • Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)Acronym,
                    • Total Rate of Return Analytic (TRA)Acronym,
                      • Total Rate of Return Swap (TRORS)Acronym,
                        • Total Rate-of-Return (TROR, TRR)Acronym,
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