Month: December 2013

Definition of ‘Bankruptcy’ A legal proceeding involving a person or business that is unable to repay outstanding debts. The bankruptcy process begins […]

Definition of ‘Corporation’ A legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners. Corporations enjoy most of the rights and responsibilities […]

Definition of ‘Rate Of Return’ The gain or loss on an investment over a specified period, expressed as a percentage increase over […]

Definition of ‘Corporate Bond’ A debt security issued by a corporation and sold to investors. The backing for the bond is usually […]

Definition of ‘Treasury Bond – T-Bond’ A marketable, fixed-interest U.S. government debt security with a maturity of more than 10 years. Treasury […]

Definition of ‘Risk Management’ The process of identification, analysis and either acceptance or mitigation of uncertainty in investment decision-making. Essentially, risk management […]

Definition of ‘Average Return’ The simple mathematical average of a series of returns generated over a period of time. An average return […]

Definition of ‘Historical Returns’ The past performance of a security or index. Analysts review historical return data when trying to predict future […]

Definition of ‘Standard Deviation’ 1. A measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean. The more spread apart […]

Definition of ‘Return’ The gain or loss of a security in a particular period. The return consists of the income and the […]