Category: G

Mutual fund investing without default risk most or all of its monies ,for comparatively low interest rate return, in government debt securities.

Typically in life insurance policies taken on children. Death benefit dependent on age of the child or age of the policy. It is possible for the benefit amount to be less than

Entity planning of major goals and objectives. Essential corporate actions mapped to a comprehensive, long-term plan. Market, product, and/or organizational development tied to acquisition, divestiture, diversification, joint ventures, and strategic alliances are

A second unsolicited bidder in a HOSTILE TAKEOVER transaction that attempts to take advantage of the target company

Promotional activities driving and aiming to obtain an advantage in changing consumer attitudes toward an environmentally-friendly brand. An entity’s policies and practices with positive quality of the environment, with positive concern for

Two parties in a dispute choose to resolve the dispute through 3rd-party arbitration, a less formal method. The disputing parties keep the right to accept or reject any proposed remedy. See, e.g.,

Maximum damage coverage for a specific risk.

Using historical gross profit percentages to estimate ending inventory.

Airplane insurance covering its body on the ground. ‘Not in flight’ or ‘not in motion’ are the dangers listed .’ A taxiing airplane is also covered by ‘Not in flight’ coverage.

Coverage for lost income and wages for a set time period providing a set percentage of full wage as an income benefit. Percentage is typically 60% of full wage. Coverage for a

The top 5 countries in the world. The are the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Japan.

The manufacturing technique that groups similar machines into cells to get the most productivity out of them.

Shares a firm issues that are consistently above average earning. They are traded at more money over a long period of time. AKA growth stock.

When a partnership pays for the individual members. Each person gets paid for their investments even if no profit is made. It eliminates risk from personal contributions.

A guess based on broad assumptions and calcuations.

Slang term for a broker that is searching for the next big thing.

The coating of steel with a zinc film. Provides long term corrosion protection and abrasion resistance, up to generally 10 to 30 years. The tried and true hot-metal bath and the newer

Computer industry phrase. Denotes that a program working on inaccurate data yields only misleading results. Promotes the attitude of assuring high quality of source information for a computerized system to better assure

Forcing stock prices lower to encourage investor buying at that lower price. Occurs by investment brokers initiating stop orders.

Formed in 1947 in Geneva, Switzerland. Free trade between contracting, signatory countries enacted. Intended to mitigate devastating effects of protectionist measures. One severe example of such was the US Smoot-Hawley tariff. It