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91Life settlement — A life settlement is a financial transaction in which a life insurance policy owner possessing an unneeded or unwanted life insurance policy sells the policy (at fair market value) to a third party for more than the cash surrender value offered… …
92Construction loan — In the broadest sense of the term, a Construction Loan is any loan where the proceeds are used to finance construction of some kind. In the United States Financial Services industry however, the term is used to describe a genre of loans designed… …
93Certainty Equivalent — A guaranteed return that someone would accept, rather than taking a chance on a higher, but uncertain, return. If you ve ever thought about leaving your job to start your own business, and potentially make more money, but decided to stay and… …
94Chevron Corporation — CVX redirects here. For the United States Navy future aircraft carrier program, see United States Navy CVN 21 program. Chevron Corporation Type Public Traded as …
95BRIC — Not to be confused with BRICS. Brazil, Russia, India, China BRIC Federative Republic of Brazil President (head of state and government): Dilma Rousseff Russian Federation President (head of state): D …
96Investment management — is the professional management of various securities (shares, bonds etc.) and assets (e.g., real estate), to meet specified investment goals for the benefit of the investors. Investors may be institutions (insurance companies, pension funds,… …
97Fractional reserve banking — Banking A series on Financial services …
98Capital Growth Strategy — An asset allocation strategy that seeks to maximize capital appreciation, or the increase in value of a portfolio or asset over the long term. Portfolios with the goal of capital growth consist mainly of equities. The exact proportion of equities …
99Option Agreement — 1. A signed agreement between an investor who is seeking to open an options account and his or her brokerage firm. This agreement is used to verify the investor s level of experience and to ensure that the investor clearly understands the various …
100Peak oil — A logistic distribution shaped production curve, as originally suggested by M. King Hubbert in 1956 …
