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What are Marketable Securities?
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.
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
Where do I Get Started in Saving for Retirement?
Your employer is usually the best place to start, but you can also open your own retirement account (an IRA or Roth IRA)
What does Arbitrage Mean?
Arbitrage can take many forms in trading: buying a security in one market and selling it in another for a better price…
What is a Balloon Payment?
A balloon payment is a lump sum due at the end of a balloon loan term. These terms are usually relatively short (5 yrs)
What is market arbitrage?
Market arbitrage is when investors, find price discrepancies between one exchange and another and exploit the difference
What is a Hostile Takeover?
A hostile takeover is an acquisition in which the controlling interest of shares has come under the direction of another
What is Working Capital?
Working capital is computed by subtracting a business’s current liabilities from its current assets
What is commodity-product spread?
The commodity-products spread is the difference in prices between a raw material and a product made from it
What is Bitcoin lending?
The cryptocurrency community has opened up creative options for making money in the form of lending platforms
How Do You Buy Litecoin?
Similar to other cryptocurrencies, litecoin can be purchased through major cryptocurrency exchanges and wallet apps