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HIRED AUTOMOBILE

A car that is not the insured parties or a member of their household. It is rented by the insured party.

HOCKEY STICK BIDDING

When brokers offer a part of an investment to buy at an inflated price. It is unfair and opens firms to fraud charges.

HOLISTIC

A view on the knowledge that uses nature, functions, components, interactions, and relationships.

HONOR SYSTEM

An arrangement where customers help themselves and are trusted to pay for what they take.

HORIZONTAL MARKETING

Merging firms on one level to get more opportunities. Resources are combined andmoved to make the most profit. Refer to vertical marketing system.

HOST COMPUTER

A main compter that is connected to others it gives data to on a network. Its like a server in the client server system.Every computer is a peer and a host on

FAMILY LIFE CYCLE

An idea that tries to show the effect of time on a family through phases that are reflected in the income and consumption.

FATIGUE STRENGTH

The cycles of stress a character can take without failure. The environment can affect this. AKA fatigue limit.

FED

A nickname for the Federal Open Marked Committee or Federal Reserve System.

FEEDER FUND

An investment that passes through for a larger investment plan.

FICTITIOUS ASSET

An asset made by accounting tha is not tangible but represents cash. It creates a fake asset that is written off ASAP.

FIELD WAREHOUSING

A mortgage that a lender gets a loan with a lien. The access is controled by the lender that releases the goods when paid.

FILTERING

Presentation of information to make it seem favorable.

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