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What is a Hostile Takeover?

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Keywords: proxies, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), hostile takeover, tender offer, activist investors, poison pill, proxy fight,

What is a Takeover?

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Keywords: reversal, takeovers, proxies, hostile takeover, tender offer, poison pill, proxy fight,

What is a Buyback?

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Keywords: dividends, investor sentiment, sentiment, Earnings Per Share (EPS), share buybacks, tender offer, accelerated share repurchase, Stock Repurchase Agreements (SRA), insider trading, Regulation M, Rule10b-18, employee stock options,

What is a Secondary Offering?

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Keywords: follow-on-offering, secondary market, new issue, dilutive, SEC registration, diluted earnings per share,

What is a Mortgage Broker?

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Keywords: mortgage, mortgage loans, lenders, loan underwriting, mortgage brokers,

What is a Spin-off?

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Keywords: Initial Public Offering (IPO), conglomerate, subsidiaries, Transfer of Technology (ToT), divestment, split-off, exchange offer, spin-off,

What is IRS Notice 433 – Interest and Penalty Information?

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Keywords: IRS, failure to file, failure to pay taxes, tax penalties, Offer in Compromise, Notice 746,

What is a Corporation?

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Keywords: Initial Public Offering (IPO), voting shares, board of directors, S-Corp, C-Corp, corporations,

What is a Mortgage Rate Lock?

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Keywords: appraisal, mortgage loans, real estate closing attorneys, home inspector, lenders, mortgage companies,

Who is a day trader?

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Keywords: technical indicators, short-term trading, day trading, day traders, trading strategies, discount brokerages,

What should I know about IPOs?

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Keywords: investments, speculation, Initial Public Offering (IPO), Facebook IPO, warrant,

What are ICOs?

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Keywords: Initial Public Offering (IPO), private placements, venture capital, Initial Coin Offering (ICO), ERC 20, Vitalik Buterin, crowdfunding, Kickstarter,

Why do Companies Opt for ICOs?

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Keywords: accredited investor, Initial Public Offering (IPO), venture capital, SEC regulations, Bancor,

What is Paid-Up Capital?

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Keywords: stocks, Initial Public Offering (IPO), paid-in capital, corporate finance, capital markets,

How Could Blockchain Technology Change the World of Finance?

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Keywords: Initial Public Offering (IPO), Blockchains, blockchain technology, Initial Coin Offering (ICO),

What is Bad Debt?

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Keywords: credit rating, creditors, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (ADA), lenders, debtors,

What has been the historical performance of IPOs?

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Keywords: investments, portfolio management, speculation, Initial Public Offering (IPO),

What is a Prospectus?

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Keywords: annuities, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), mutual fund, Initial Public Offering (IPO), annuity, ETF, investment strategy, prospectus,

What is an Investment Bank?

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Keywords: stocks, bonds, derivatives, Initial Public Offering (IPO), investment banks, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs,

What is a Stock?

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Keywords: stocks, equity, debt, NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), common stock, secondary market, Initial Public Offering (IPO), voting shares, stock exchanges,

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