EAFE Index
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early retirement
Early retirement occurs when an individual retires before the required more...
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early withdrawal penalty
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earned income
Earned income is wages, salary, tips, fees or other compensation more...
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earned income tax credit
The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a tax refund more...
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earnings
In everyday speech, earnings is often used interchangeably with income more...
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Earnings Before Interest
Earnings before interest and pretax operating income and pretax operating more...
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Earnings Before Interest and Taxes
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) is an indicator of more...
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earnings estimate
An earnings estimate is an estimate of a company's future more...
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earnings growth
Earnings growth is a key indicator for measuring a company's more...
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earnings multiple
The earnings multiple of a stock, also called the price/earnings more...
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Earnings per Share
A company's earnings per share (EPS) is determined by dividing more...
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earnings report
An earnings report is an official document published by a more...
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earnings surprise
An earnings surprise occurs any time a stock's earnings do more...
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earnings yield
The earnings yield is earnings per share divided by the more...
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EBIT
EBIT is an acronym for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes. more...
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EBITDA
EBITDA or “earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization” is more...
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ECB
The ECB, or European Central Bank, is the central bank more...
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econometrics
Econometrics literally means “to measure economy”. Thus, econometrics is a more...
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economic cycle
The economic cycle is the periodic fluctuation of the economy more...
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economist
An economist is a professional in the field of economics, more...
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economy of scale
Economy of scale (or economies of scale) fundamentally constitutes the more...
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EDGAR
EDGAR stands for the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval more...
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Education IRA
The education IRA is a savings plan for certain expenses more...
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effective annual interest rate
An effective annual interest rate is used to determine the more...
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effective tax rate
The effective tax rate for an individual is usually the more...
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Efficient Market Theory
Developed by University of Chicago professor Eugen Fama in the more...
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Electronic Funds Transfer
Electronic funds transfer, or EFT, is a system for transferring more...
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Elliott Wave Theory
Elliott Wave Theory was developed by Ralph Nelson Elliott in more...
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embargo
In international commerce, an embargo is a government-mandated sanction that more...
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emerging market
Emerging market, or emerging economy, is market with a relatively more...
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Eminent Domain
Eminent domain is a constitutional provision, through which the government more...
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Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), also known as stock purchase more...
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan
An Employee Stock Purchase Plan gives employee the opportunity to more...
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Employment Cost Index
The Employment Cost Index, or ECI, is a quantitative measure more...
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enterprise zone
Enterprise zone is a specially designated area within which businesses more...
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entitlements
Entitlements are government benefits provided by law to eligible individuals. more...
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entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is someone who attempts to create a new more...
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EPS
EPS is earnings per share, the net income a company more...
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equities
Equities is another name for shares or stocks. To have more...
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equity
In business, equity refers to value of ownership. The more...
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equity line of credit
Equity line of credit, also known as home equity line more...
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equity loan rates
Equity loan rates are the interest rates charged on equity more...
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equity market
Equity market, or stock market, is a system through which more...
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equity REIT
An equity REIT is a company which owns a portfolio more...
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equity risk premium
Equity risk premium is a premium return of the stock more...
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escrow
In contract law, escrow is a legal arrangement whereby an more...
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escrow account
An escrow account is an account designated to hold escrow more...
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estate planning
Estate planning is a process of planning for efficient handling more...
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estate tax
The estate tax is simply a tax on assets charged more...
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estimated tax
Estimated tax is tax that a self-employed individual or a more...
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ETF
ETF stands for Exchange Traded Fund. An ETF is more...
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ethical investing
Ethical investing, also known as Socially Responsible Investment (SRI), is more...
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EU
The EU, or European Union, is an inter-governmental, supranational organization more...
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Euro
The Euro (€) is the currency of 12 countries of more...
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European Community
The European Community is a confederation of European nations which more...
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European-style option
A European-style option is an option that may be exercised more...
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ex-dividend
Ex-dividend means a stock is trading without the rights to more...
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ex-dividend date
The ex-dividend date is the date on which sellers rather more...
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excess returns
Excess returns are generally defined as the returns provided by more...
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exchange rate
Exchange rate is a price or ratio at which one more...
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exchange rate risk
Exchange rate risk is the risk that a position will more...
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Exchange Traded Fund
An exchange traded fund (ETF) is a pool of stocks more...
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Exchange Traded Notes
Exchange Traded Notes (ETN) are considered senior, unsecured debt securities. more...
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exercise price
The exercise price, or strike price, is the price at more...
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expense ratio
The expense ratio measures the percentage of a mutual fund's more...
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expiration date
In derivatives markets, the expiration date is the date that more...
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exponential moving average
An exponential moving average is a more complicated form of more...
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extraordinary item
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