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What is the Hang Seng Index?
The Hang Seng Index (HSI) is comprised of the 50 biggest stocks traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The Hong Kong stock market is much different than that of China, in that foreign investors are allowed access and the index is calculated on a free floating cap-weighted basis.
It tracks the 50 biggest companies on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and is a better barometer for measuring overall performance of companies from the region.
What is the Shanghai Composite Index?
What is the MSCI World?
What are 'non-marginable' securities?
Some securities, such as IPOs, are prohibited from being purchased on margin or for serving as margin for other purchases
What is the High-Low Index?
The High-Low Index is an observation of the number of stocks which hit 52-week highs or lows in the current day
What is the difference between active and passive money management?
The debate on whether active or passive management is better for investors has polarized many advisors and theorists...
If I Want to Establish a Money Purchase/Profit Sharing Plan, Do I Have to Establish One for All Employees of My Business?
If an employer established a Money Purchase/Profit Sharing Plan, all eligible employees must have employer contributions
What is Net Worth?
Net worth is the total value of a person or entity’s assets, minus all of their outstanding liabilities
What Does Having a Long Position Mean?
A long position in a security means owning shares and having a positive investment balance in a stock, bond or commodity
What is Accommodative Monetary Policy?
Accommodative monetary policy is when a central bank makes it easier for banks and consumers to borrow money
What is Publication 503, Child and Dependent Care Expenses?
Publication 503 covers tax deductions and filing guides for individuals who pay for childcare. Not the employer side
What is the Falling Flag (Bearish) Pattern?
The Falling Flag (or Bearish Flag) pattern looks like a flag with the mast turned upside down (the mast points up)
Who Created Ethereum?
Who would have thought that a 19 year-old from Toronto could write a whitepaper nearly as influential as Satoshi Nakamoto’s (Bitcoin founder)?