Debt/Equity Ratio — A measure of a company s financial leverage calculated by dividing its total liabilities by stockholders equity. It indicates what proportion of equity and debt the company is using to finance its assets. Note: Sometimes only interest bearing,… … Investment dictionary
Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… … Universalium
insurance — /in shoor euhns, sherr /, n. 1. the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one s person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a… … Universalium
Mutual fund — This article is about mutual funds in the United States. For other forms of mutual investment, see Collective investment scheme. A mutual fund is a professionally managed type of collective investment scheme that pools money from many investors… … Wikipedia
Exchange-traded fund — An exchange traded fund (ETF) is an investment fund traded on stock exchanges, much like stocks.[1] An ETF holds assets such as stocks, commodities, or bonds, and trades close to its net asset value over the course of the trading day. Most ETFs… … Wikipedia
О — Обеспечение кредита (Security for credit, loan security, collateral) Обеспеченность производства запасами (number of days’, weeks’ stock) Обесценение активов (impairment of assets) … Экономико-математический словарь
Registered Education Savings Plan — A Registered Education Savings Plan, or RESP, is a savings account used by parents to save for their children s post secondary education in Canada. The principal advantages of RESPs are the access to the Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) and… … Wikipedia
Investor Shares — Mutual fund shares purchased by individual investors as opposed to institutional shareholders. In general, the amount invested in the fund is what distinguishes investors from institutional shareholders. In many cases, a fund will have a minimum… … Investment dictionary
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
