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Pacific Rim
The Pacific Rim is a geographic concept that encompasses the countries that border the Pacific Ocean. Among the important  more...
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paper profit
A paper profit is a unrealized gain on a security or asset. For example, suppose 10 shares of Acme stock  more...
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par value
Par value is the face or stated value of a security. For common stock, par value is merely a  more...
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passive income
Passive income is income not earned from work. The term passive income implies that the income is from the  more...
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passive loss
In US tax regulations, a passive loss is a loss that results from passive activities. The IRS defines whether or  more...
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patent pending
In the US, the phrase patent pending indicates that a patent has been applied for but not yet granted.  more...
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payback period
In corporate finance, the payback period is a simple measure of the time it takes to recover capital spent on  more...
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payout ratio
The payout ratio, sometimes called the dividend payout ratio, is the percentage of a company's earnings that it pays out  more...
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PEG ratio
The PEG ratio is a formula used to estimate a stock’s value using its P/E ratio and its future earnings  more...
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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is a Federal corporation that protects the pensions of Americans workers. In 2005, the Pension  more...
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pension fund
A pension fund is an entity set up to collect monies from employer(s) and workers, invest the proceeds in securities  more...
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pension plan
A pension plan is an agreement between an employer and its employees to pay retirement benefits. A defined benefit pension  more...
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per capita income
Per capita income is the average income for each person in a particular group. Most commonly, per capita income is  more...
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per diem
A per diem is a daily allowance for expenses. For instance, many municipalities will pay a meager per diem  more...
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permanent life insurance
Permanent life insurance is form of indemnity that offers extended life insurance coverage and a savings portion known as cash  more...
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Personal Consumption Expenditures
Personal consumption expenditures, also known as PCE, are all funds spent on goods and services intended for individual consumption or  more...
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personal exemption
The personal exemption is a dollar amount excluded from taxable income on one’s income tax return. The personal exemption represents  more...
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phantom income
Phantom income is any income that is reportable as taxable income but that does not generate cash flow for the  more...
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piggyback loan
A piggyback loan is a second mortgage used to add to the first mortgage on a home for which you  more...
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Pink Sheets
The Pink Sheets is an electronic quotation system that provides price and other financial information for the over-the-counter securities markets.  more...
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PMI
PMI, or Private Mortgage Insurance, is insurance that indemnifies a lender against borrower default on a residential mortgage. The  more...
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point-and-figure chart
A point-and-figure chart shows filtered price movements of a stock over time and is used by technical analysts to determine  more...
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portfolio insurance
Portfolio insurance is a strategy used to reduce risk and protect stock portfolios against market declines. Portfolio insurance may entail  more...
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portfolio management
Determining the mix of assets to hold in a portfolio is referred to as portfolio management. A fundamental aspect of  more...
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portfolio manager
A portfolio manager is the asset management professional who makes investment decisions for a portfolio. For example, in a  more...
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portfolio turnover
Portfolio turnover refers to the measure of trading activity in a fund's portfolio. The portfolio turnover rate is a percentage  more...
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Power of Attorney
A power of attorney is a legal instrument used to delegate authority. Under power of attorney, a principal delegates  more...
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pre-existing conditions
Pre-existing conditions are medical conditions or diseases that existed before a health insurance policy was issued. Some policies will not  more...
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precious metals
Precious metals are those scarce metallic elements with enough economic significance to support an organized financial market. The most  more...
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preferred shares
Preferred shares are a hybrid form of capital that have some of the qualities of bonds, and some qualities of  more...
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prepayment penalty
A prepayment penalty is a type of finance charge paid by a borrower for paying off a loan in advance.  more...
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price fixing
Price fixing is an agreement by multiple competitors to set, raise or otherwise support the price for goods or services  more...
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price gap
A price gap is simply an area within a particular time boundary of activity on a stock price chart, showing  more...
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price index
A price index measures the changes over time in prices paid by consumers, producers, or some other group. The Consumer  more...
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price to cash flow ratio
The price to cash flow ratio is computed as the Stock Price ÷ (Cash Flow ÷ Outstanding Shares). The cash  more...
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price to earnings ratio
The price to earnings ratio (P/E) is the stock price divided by earnings per share (EPS). The price to earnings  more...
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price to sales ratio
The price to sales ratio (PSR) is computed as the Stock Price ÷ Sales Per Share. The price to sales  more...
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prime rate
In the US, the prime rate was historically defined as the interest rate banks charge their best customers for loans.  more...
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pro forma
Pro forma financial statements are financial statements that include projections into the future. Interpretation of pro forma financials requires  more...
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pro rata
Pro rata means in proportion to. Thus pro rata is used when costs, proceeds, profits, etc. are divided among participants  more...
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Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index (PPI) comprises a group of indexes that measures price changes for goods and services at  more...
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profit and loss statement
The profit and loss statement (or income statement, or P&L) is one of the key financial statements a company publishes.  more...
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profit margin
Profit margin is shorthand for net profit margin, or earnings divided by sales. Thus if a company sells $100,000 in  more...
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profit motive
In the free market economy, the profit motive is the ultimate purpose of a commercial enterprise, to earn a profit.  more...
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profit-sharing
Profit-sharing is an arrangement between an employer and employees in which the former shares part of its profits with the  more...
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progressive tax
A progressive tax levies higher taxes on those of greater means. The US income tax was once a very  more...
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promissory note
In law, a promissory note is a contract that involves an unconditional promise by one party (the maker) to pay  more...
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proxy fight
A proxy fight is a strategy typically used during a hostile takeover. A proxy fight occurs when the acquiring company  more...
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proxy statement
A proxy statement contains information regarding an issue that needs to be voted on at a shareholders' meeting. The Securities  more...
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proxy vote
A proxy vote is a vote by one entity on behalf of another. In investments, shareholders often give company management  more...
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public company
A public company is a company that has issued securities that are now traded on the open market. A  more...
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public domain
In law, to say a piece of knowledge, invention, or creative work is part of the public domain means that  more...
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public offering
A public offering is an invitation to participate in a debt or equity offering that extends to the public.  more...
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public relations
Public relations is the effort to spread interest and promote a favorable picture of a company, association, brand, person, idea,  more...
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purchasing power parity
Purchasing power parity calculates exchange rates in terms of how much goods a currency can buy. Here's how purchasing power  more...
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put/call ratio
The put/call ratio is the volume of put options divided by the volume of call options for a specified period  more...
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pyramid scheme
A pyramid scheme is an illegal "investment" in which vested members are paid from the membership dues of new members.  more...
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