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51Financial ratio — Corporate finance …
52Cost-benefit analysis — is a term that refers both to:* a formal discipline used to help appraise, or assess, the case for a project or proposal, which itself is a process known as project appraisal; and * an informal approach to making decisions of any kind. Under both …
53Corporate finance — Corporate finance …
54Stock selection criteria — is a strategy in which an analyst or investor uses a systematic form of analysis to determine if a particular stock constitutes a good investment which should be added to their portfolio. The objective of stock selection criteria is maximizing… …
55Interest rate swap — An interest rate swap is a derivative in which one party exchanges a stream of interest payments for another party s stream of cash flows. Interest rate swaps can be used by hedgers to manage their fixed or floating assets and liabilities. They… …
56Equivalent annual cost — In finance the equivalent annual cost (EAC) is the cost per year of owning and operating an asset over its entire lifespan. EAC is often used as a decision making tool in capital budgeting when comparing investment projects of unequal lifespans.… …
57discounted cash flow — A technique or process for valuing a financial instrument by applying a discount rate (or a series of discount rates) to calculate a present value of each future interest and principal cash flow expected from a financial instrument. The sum of… …
58NPV — See: Net present value. The New York Times Financial Glossary A term used by the Office of Thrift Supervision to refer to a proxy value for an institution s capital when the rate sensitivity of capital is measured. See market value of portfolio… …
59Home Affordable Modification Program — The Home Affordable Modification Program, also known as HAMP, is a federal program of the United States, set up to help eligible home owners with loan modifications on their home mortgage debt. It is being set up in the context of the ongoing… …
60Retirement — For other uses, see Retirement (disambiguation). Finance Financial markets …
