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ROBUST

1. General.The continuos operation of a process regardless of any external changes that may affect it. 2. Statistics. A test or procedure that is mostly unaffected by the departure of any assumptions

ROLLOUT

The formal launch of a productor service using media and following a campaign of promotional material.

ROTH IRA

An account that an individual can pay into for retirement that qualifies as a tax saving account. Tax is paid on deposit but not on withdrawal.

RSVP

An abreviation of the French term ‘responde si’l vous plait’ meaning ‘please reply’.

RUNNING ROYALTY

The compensation that is paid to the licensor or franchiser based on number of units sold or produced instead of being paid a lump sum.

RATE LOCK DEPOSIT

The fee that a borrower pays to lock in their interest rate for the period while their mortgage application is processed. If they withdraw the application, they forfeit their deposit.

RATING POINT

The size of a television channel or radio station audience which is expressed as merely a percentage of the whole, potential audience size.

RBC CASH INDEX

Survey conducted by the RBC Financial Group that measures customer spending and attitudes by each household. The RBC CASH index provides indication of consumer confidence and expectations for the economy.

REAL ESTATE

Real estate includes the land and anything fixed, immovable, or permanently attached to it such as buildings, walls, fixtures, improvements, roads, trees, shrubs, fences, roads, sewers, structures, and utility systems.

REALLY SIMPLE SYNDICATION (RSS)

Form of coding that allows information from one site to be displayed on a computer or another webpage as a continuous stream of information. People can subscribe to feeds that interest them.

RECAST TRIGGER

An event that triggers a recasting of the payment plan for an ARM mortgage. For instance, if the borrower makes a minimum payment for 5 years, the payment schedule can be recast

RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT

1. General: arrangement in which two or more parties agree to share resources. 2. Data backup: Two organizations agree to store backup data. 3. Disaster planning: Each party agrees to allow another

RECORD CREATION

This term refers to a reproduction or production of a recorded or documented information.

RECURRING DEBT

Any debt payments that recur on a regular monthly basis. Examples include child support, alimony and mortgage payments. Lenders consider this debt when evaluating the creditworthiness of a borrower.

REFERENCE BASE PERIOD

The year that is used as a reference point to measure inflation. In the base period, the Consumer Price Index receives a value of 100. If the CPI then goes up to

REFINED PRECIOUS METALS

This term refers to gold, osmium, iridium, palladium, rhodium, platinum, ruthenium, silver at least ‘999 Fine’ in forms such as bars, foils, leaves, powder, sheets, solutions, and wire. See also fineness.

REINVESTMENT

The use of dividends or capital gains to purchase additional shares of stock instead of receiving a cash payout.

RELEASE CONDITION

Release conditions allow you to create a custom learning path through the materials in your course. When you attach a release condition to an item, users cannot see that item until they

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