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Tag along Rights
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A contractual obligation used to protect a minority shareholder (usually in a Venture capital deal).
Basically, if a majority shareholder sells their Stake, then the minority shareholder has the right to join the transaction and sell their minority Stake...
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Tangible asset
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Assets having a physical existence, such as Cash, equipment, and Real Estate; accounts receivable are also usually considered tangible assets for accounting purposes. opposite of intangible asset.
An asset is defined as a probable Future economic benefit...
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Taper relief
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Aims to reduce the amount of capital gains Tax that you have to pay when you sell shares, to account for the effect of Inflation.
Taper relief works by reducing the gain by a 5% a year for every year it was held regardless of the base cost. This is to...
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Target price
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Price at which a Holder of a stock is hoping to sell the stock.
This is calculated by market research and calculating the cost to market of the product. In turn, the target price may be used to calculate the target cost for a product.
The easiest measure...
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Tariff
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A taxation levied on goods and services imported into a country. Also known as a duty Tax.
A tariff is a Tax on goods upon importation. Governments generally impose tariffs to raise revenue and protect domestic industries from foreign competition caused...
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Tax
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A pecuniary burden laid upon individuals or property to support the government
A fee charged ("levied") by a government on a product, income, or activity.
If tax is levied directly on personal or corporate income, then it is a direct tax. If tax is...
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Tax allowances
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Tax allowances are concessions by the Inland Revenue which can be used to reduce a person's Taxable Income.
The main allowance for UK taxpayers is the 'personal allowance'; which is an amount of income that is Tax free.
The personal allowances for elderly...
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Tax Anticipation Notes - TAN
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Securities issued in anticipation of Future Tax collections.
TANs are generally issued by state and municipal governments to provide immediate funding for a capital expenditure, such as highway construction. Investing in these bonds may Offer a Tax-free...
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Tax Bracket
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The rate at which an individual is taxed due to a particular income level.
Tax brackets are set based on income levels; individuals with lower income levels are taxed at a lower rate than individuals with higher income levels. Tax brackets serve as cutoff...
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Tax Court
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A court of law whose sole jurisdiction is to decide litigation involving federal income, death, and other taxes.
A specialized federal or state court that decides cases involving Tax-related controversies . All state governments and the federal government...
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Tax Deferral
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Tax deferral refers to instances where a taxpayer can delay paying taxes to some Future period. In theory, the net taxes paid should be the same. In practice, due to the Time value of money, paying taxes in Future is usually preferable to paying them NOW....
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Tax Evasion
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An illegal practice whereby an individual intentionally avoids paying their true Tax liability.
Illegal practice of intentionally evading taxes. Tax minimization/avoidance and Tax evasion are different. All citizens have the right to reduce the amount...
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Tax Haven
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A Tax haven is a country, which provides a no-Tax or Low-Tax environment.
Individuals and firms find it attractive to move themselves to areas with lower Tax rates. Among governments, this creates a situation of Tax competition. Different jurisdictions...
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Tax Home
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An individual's primary place of work or residence.
This is used when determining Tax for travel or transportation expenses. Many travel deductions require that you travel a minimum mileage away from your Tax home to qualify.
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Tax Lien
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A claim imposed by the federal government to Liquidate a person's property until the Tax and Debt owed is fully paid.
Tax liens can be purchased from the government in the form of an investment. A Tax lien is a lien imposed on property by law to secure...
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Tax Shelter
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A legal method of minimizing or decreasing an investor's taxable income and, therefore, his or her Tax liability.
Tax shelters can Range from investments or investment accounts that provide favorable Tax treatment, to activities or transactions that lower...
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Tax Shield
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The reduction in income taxes that result from taking an allowable Deduction from taxable income.
A reduction in taxable income for an individual or Corporation achieved through claiming allowable deductions such as mortgage Interest, medical expenses,...
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Tax-Exempt Interest
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Interest income that is exempt from federal income Tax.
Although it is not directly taxed, this income may still be required to determine other Tax calculations such as social Security benefits.
For example, municipal bonds are exempt from federal and...
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Technical Analysis
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Technical Analysis is a form of analysis that seeks to make judgments about the performance of a share based solely on its historic and current price behavior and without reference to the Underlying business, the sector the company is in, or the economy as...
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Technical Rally
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An upward movement in a Security's price following a declining trend.
The movement is caused by technical as opposed to fundamental factors affecting sentiment.
For instance, technical analysts may identify a particular support price, and as a result,...
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Ted Spread
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The price difference between three-month futures contracts for U.S. Treasuries and three-month contracts for Eurodollars having identical expiration months.
The Ted spread can be used as an indicator of Credit risk. This is because U.S. T-bills are considered...
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Tenants by Entirety - TBE
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When a property is owned by two or more tenants.
In a TBE if an owner dies, the survivor takes the whole estate. This agreement can only be changed if each person is still living.
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Tenants In Common - TIC
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When a property is owned by two or more tenants.
If one owner dies, the other does not automatically take the entire estate.When the person dies, the property portion is transferred to the descendant's beneficiary.
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The overnight rate
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It is generally the rate that large banks use to borrow and lend from one another on the interbank market. In some countries (for example, Canada), the overnight rate may be the rate targeted by the Central Bank to influence monetary policy. In most countries,...
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Thrift
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An organization formed for the purpose of holding deposits for individuals; examples include savings banks and savings and loans.
It's a generic term for Savings and loan association in the United States. A bank whose main purpose is to take deposits from...
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Tied Selling
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The illegal practice of a company providing a product or service on condition the customer purchases a product from the same or related company.
It is mainly used in reference to banks and referred to as coercive tied selling. The basic idea is that consumers...
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Timber Investment Management Organization - TIMO
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A management group that aids institutional investors in managing their timberland investments.
A TIMO acts as a Broker for institutional clients. The primary responsibility of TIMOs are to find, analyze and acquire investment properties that would best...
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Time Horizon
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The length of time over which an investment is made or held before it is liquidated.
Time horizons can Range from seconds, in the case of a Day Trader, all the way up to decades for a buy-and-hold investor. There is no "right" time frame - it depends on...
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Title Search
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A check of the title records to ensure that the seller is the legal owner of the property and to determine what liens or other claims are outstanding.
An examination of public records to determine and confirm a property's legal ownership, and find out...
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Torpedo Stock
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A classification for a stock that has fallen substantially in value and that it appears it Will continue to fall in value in the near Future. It is a declining stock that Will most likely continue to decline.
The name for this classification was derived...
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Total Disability
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A total disability usually means a worker cannot complete most job requirements based on a physical or mental disability.
In some cases, total disability is immediate subsequent to the loss of sight or limbs. In other situations, an "elimination" period...
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Track share
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Specific nature of share of a company assigned to a specific category of assets, to a Subsidiary, or even to an activity in the company.
The track share Holder's rights (dividends, etc.) are indexed on the performances of the considered assets, as well...
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Tracker
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Investment fund which aim is to duplicate an index of Security prices and which is listed on a stock Exchange like a stock.
An index fund that tracks a broad market index or a segment thereof. Such a fund invests in all, or a representative number, of...
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Trademark
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A symbol, word, phrase, logo, or combination of these that legally distinguishes one company's product from any others.
Any infringement on a trademark is illegal and therefore grounds for the company owning the trademark to sue the infringing party.
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Trading Authorization
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The level of power entrusted to a Broker or Agent granting specific levels of access to a client's account.
Trading authorization dictates what actions an Agent may perform, such as buying or selling. This is similar to the concept of power of attorney,...
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Traveler's check
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A traveler's cheque (also traveler's cheque, travelers cheque, traveler's check, or travelers check) is a preprinted, fixed-amount cheque designed to allow the person signing it to make an unconditional payment to someone else as a result of having paid the...
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Treasuries
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The United States Government regularly offers negotiated Debt obligations at public Auction through the Federal Reserve Bank.
Treasuries have varying maturities and yields. Treasury bills have maturities of less than one year; Notes less than 10 years;...
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Treasury Index
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An index based on the auctions of U.S. Treasury bills, or on the U.S. Treasury's daily Yield curve.
It is commonly used in determining mortgage rates for mortgages with an unfixed component and as a performance Benchmark for investors in the capital markets...
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Treasury Securities
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Interest-bearing obligations of the US government issued by the Treasury as a means of borrowing; money to meet government expenditures not covered by Tax revenues.
Marketable Treasury securities fall into three categories- bills, Notes, and bonds. Marketable...
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Treynor Ratio
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The Treynor ratio is a measurement of the returns earned in excess of that which could have been earned on a riskless investment (i.e. Treasury Bill) (per each unit of Market risk assumed).
The Treynor ratio (sometimes called reward-to-Volatility ratio)...
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Trickle Down Theory
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An economic theory, according to which investing money in companies and giving them Tax breaks is the best way to stimulate the economy.
Proponents of this theory believe that when government helps companies, they Will produce more and thereby hire more...
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Trust
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A fiduciary relationship in which one party, known as a trustor, gives another party, the trustee, the right to hold title to property or assets for the benefit of a third party, the beneficiary.
The two types of trusts are Living Trust &Testamentary...
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Turkey
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Slang for an investment that yields disappointing results or turns out worse than expected.
Failed business deals, securities that realize significant losses and unsuccessful initial public offerings (IPOs) could all be called "turkeys".
For an individual...
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