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Marketable securities is a term referring to assets / securities that can be converted to cash easily, at least within a year.
Examples of marketable securities are stocks, bonds, or CDs you might buy at the bank. What makes an asset a marketable security is its ability to be redeemed for cash quickly at a known market price.
Your employer is usually the best place to start, but you can also open your own retirement account (an IRA or Roth IRA)
A balloon payment is a lump sum due at the end of a balloon loan term. These terms are usually relatively short (5 yrs)
Market arbitrage is when investors, find price discrepancies between one exchange and another and exploit the difference
A hostile takeover is an acquisition in which the controlling interest of shares has come under the direction of another
Working capital is computed by subtracting a business’s current liabilities from its current assets
The commodity-products spread is the difference in prices between a raw material and a product made from it
If an employer established a Money Purchase/Profit Sharing Plan, all eligible employees must have employer contributions
Arbitrage can take many forms in trading: buying a security in one market and selling it in another for a better price…
The cryptocurrency community has opened up creative options for making money in the form of lending platforms
Similar to other cryptocurrencies, litecoin can be purchased through major cryptocurrency exchanges and wallet apps