portfolio of stocks
51Cyrus S. Eaton — Cyrus Stephen Eaton (December 27, 1883 – May 9, 1979) was a Canadian born investment banker, businessman and philanthropist in the United States, with a career that spanned seventy years. For decades one of the most powerful financiers in the… …
52Real interest rate — The real interest rate is approximately the nominal interest rate minus the inflation rate (see Fisher equation and below for exact equation). Since the inflation rate over the course of a loan is not known initially, volatility in inflation… …
53MERVAL — The MERVAL Index ( MERcado de VALores , literally Stock Exchange ) is the most important index of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange. It is a price weighted index, calculated as the market value of a portfolio of stocks selected based on their… …
54Vanilla Strategy — An approach to investing or to business decision making that is basic and common. Some investors and businesses excel because they choose an ordinary, vanilla strategy, while others succeed through innovation. In derivatives trading, a vanilla… …
55Variable Life Insurance Policy — A form of permanent life insurance, Variable life insurance provides permanent protection to the beneficiary upon the death of the policy holder. This type of insurance is generally the most expensive type of cash value insurance because it… …
56Hybrid security — A convertible security whose optioned common stock is trading in a middle range, causing the convertible security to trade with the characteristics of both a fixed income security and a common stock instrument. The New York Times Financial… …
57Idiosyncratic Risk — Unsystematic risk or risk that is uncorrelated to the overall market risk. In other words, the risk that is firm specific and can be diversified through holding a portfolio of stocks. The New York Times Financial Glossary …
58exchange fund — (also known as swap fund) investment vehicle introduced in 1999 that appeals to wealthy investors with large holdings in a single stock who want to diversify ( diversification) without paying capital gains taxes. These funds allow investors to… …
59swap fund — (also known as exchange fund) investment vehicle introduced in 1999 that appeals to wealthy investors with large holdings in a single stock who want to diversify ( diversification) without paying capital gains taxes. These funds allow investors… …
60idiosyncratic risk — unsystematic risk or risk that is uncorrelated to the overall market risk. In other words, the risk that is firm specific and can be diversified ( diversification) through holding a portfolio of stocks. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
