Wall Street
Wall Street is a street in downtown New York City where the U.S. securities industry began. Wall Street is thus more...
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Wall Street analyst
A Wall Street analyst is a security analyst who works for a large broker like Goldman, Sachs. The Wall Street more...
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wallflower
A wallflower stock is one that has been largely ignored by equity research analysts. Most wallflower stocks are companies with more...
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war chest
A war chest contains funds that are set aside and used to deal with unexpected changes in an environment. The more...
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warrant
A warrant, or stock warrant, is a security issued by a corporation that allows the owner to redeem the warrant more...
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Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska on August 30, 1930. Called “the Oracle of Omaha“ for his uncanny more...
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wash sale
A wash sale occurs if an investor sells a stock at a loss and replaces the sold security with a more...
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wash sale rule
The wash sale rule is an IRS rule that prohibits investors from claiming a tax loss on the sale of more...
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weighted average
A weighted average is an average that adjusts for the frequency of individual values. Here's an example of a weighted more...
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whipsaw
Whipsaw refers to the rapid movement of stock prices, either up or down, in a volatile market. In other words, more...
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whisper number
A whisper number is an unofficial, unpublished forecast of a stock's earnings number. A security analyst comes up with the more...
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whistle blower
In US employment law, a whistle blower is an employee who reports illegal activities of the employer. Various acts more...
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white knight
A white knight is a friendly bidder who steps in to help a company that is having financial difficulties. The more...
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white-collar
White-collar is a term that refers to workers who are employed in an office and who do not generally do more...
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whole life insurance
Whole life insurance, also known as ordinary, permanent, and straight life, is an insurance product that joins an investment factor more...
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wholesale
Wholesale is the sale of goods, usually in quantity, for the purpose of resale to consumers. Wholesale is distinguished from more...
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wholesale banking
Wholesale banking can mean two different things. Sometimes wholesale banking is the provision of services by banks to other financial more...
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wholly-owned subsidiary
A wholly-owned subsidiary is a company whose stock is entirely owned by another company. The owner of a wholly-owned subsidiary more...
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widow-and-orphan stock
A widow-and-orphan stock is a low risk stock that pays a consistently high dividend and has less volatility than the more...
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Wilshire 5000
The Wilshire 5000 Index was created by Wilshire Associates in 1974. At the time, they were tracking 5000 stocks, more...
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wire transfer
A wire transfer is simply an electronic transfer of funds. A wire transfer allows people on opposite sides of the more...
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withholding tax
A withholding tax is a tax automatically taken from income received during the year. Individuals paying too much withholding more...
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World Bank
The World Bank is an international institution, owned by about 180 member countries, that provides financial and technical assistance to more...
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World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international body that seeks to foster free trade and resolve trade issues among more...
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