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Pacific Rim
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paper profit
A paper profit is a unrealized gain on a security  more...
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par value
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passive income
Passive income is income not earned from work. The  more...
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passive loss
In US tax regulations, a passive loss is a loss  more...
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patent pending
In the US, the phrase patent pending indicates that a  more...
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payback period
In corporate finance, the payback period is a simple measure  more...
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payout ratio
The payout ratio, sometimes called the dividend payout ratio, is  more...
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PEG ratio
The PEG ratio is a formula used to estimate a  more...
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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is a Federal corporation that  more...
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pension fund
A pension fund is an entity set up to collect  more...
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pension plan
A pension plan is an agreement between an employer and  more...
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per capita income
Per capita income is the average income for each person  more...
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per diem
A per diem is a daily allowance for expenses.  more...
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permanent life insurance
Permanent life insurance is form of indemnity that offers extended  more...
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Personal Consumption Expenditures
Personal consumption expenditures, also known as PCE, are all funds  more...
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personal exemption
The personal exemption is a dollar amount excluded from taxable  more...
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phantom income
Phantom income is any income that is reportable as taxable  more...
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piggyback loan
A piggyback loan is a second mortgage used to add  more...
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Pink Sheets
The Pink Sheets is an electronic quotation system that provides  more...
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PMI
PMI, or Private Mortgage Insurance, is insurance that indemnifies a  more...
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point-and-figure chart
A point-and-figure chart shows filtered price movements of a stock  more...
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portfolio insurance
Portfolio insurance is a strategy used to reduce risk and  more...
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portfolio management
Determining the mix of assets to hold in a portfolio  more...
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portfolio manager
A portfolio manager is the asset management professional who makes  more...
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portfolio turnover
Portfolio turnover refers to the measure of trading activity in  more...
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Pound
The pound is a unit of currency. The pound,  more...
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Power of Attorney
A power of attorney is a legal instrument used to  more...
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pre-existing conditions
Pre-existing conditions are medical conditions or diseases that existed before  more...
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precious metals
Precious metals are those scarce metallic elements with enough economic  more...
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Predatory Lending
Predatory lending refers to practices used by certain lenders do  more...
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preferred shares
Preferred shares are a hybrid form of capital that have  more...
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prepayment penalty
A prepayment penalty is a type of finance charge paid  more...
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price fixing
Price fixing is an agreement by multiple competitors to set,  more...
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price gap
A price gap is simply an area within a particular  more...
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price index
A price index measures the changes over time in prices  more...
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price to cash flow ratio
The price to cash flow ratio is computed as the  more...
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price to earnings ratio
The price to earnings ratio (P/E) is the stock price  more...
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price to sales ratio
The price to sales ratio (PSR) is computed as the  more...
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prime rate
In the US, the prime rate was historically defined as  more...
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pro forma
Pro forma financial statements are financial statements that include projections  more...
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pro rata
Pro rata means in proportion to. Thus pro rata is  more...
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Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index (PPI) comprises a group of  more...
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profit and loss statement
The profit and loss statement (or income statement, or P&L)  more...
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profit margin
Profit margin is shorthand for net profit margin, or earnings  more...
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profit motive
In the free market economy, the profit motive is the  more...
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profit-sharing
Profit-sharing is an arrangement between an employer and employees in  more...
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progressive tax
A progressive tax levies higher taxes on those of greater  more...
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promissory note
In law, a promissory note is a contract that involves  more...
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proxy fight
A proxy fight is a strategy typically used during a  more...
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proxy statement
A proxy statement contains information regarding an issue that needs  more...
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proxy vote
A proxy vote is a vote by one entity on  more...
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public company
A public company is a company that has issued securities  more...
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public domain
In law, to say a piece of knowledge, invention, or  more...
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public offering
A public offering is an invitation to participate in a  more...
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public relations
Public relations is the effort to spread interest and promote  more...
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purchasing power parity
Purchasing power parity calculates exchange rates in terms of how  more...
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put/call ratio
The put/call ratio is the volume of put options divided  more...
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pyramid scheme
A pyramid scheme is an illegal "investment" in which vested  more...
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