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What is an Underpayment Penalty?
Underpayment Penalty A tax penalty enacted on an individual for not paying enough of his or her total estimated tax and withholding. It is a penalty assessed by tax authorities when a taxpayer’s withholding and estimated tax payments (plus any...
Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipt – LIFER
A floating rate debt security traded among qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) and originated by German financial firm Deutsche Bank. The receipts pay a yield equal to a fixed base interest rate minus the floating rate of a benchmark (such as LIBOR+)....
What do you mean by Tax Shield?
A reduction in taxable income for an individual or corporation achieved through claiming allowable deductions such as mortgage interest, medical expenses, charitable donations, amortization and depreciation. These deductions reduce taxpayers’ taxable...
Choosing a Data-Based Intraday Charts
Traders always have this habit of seeing intraday price charts continuosly while trading in market hours especially based on time intervals, such as five-minute or 60-minute charts. This means that one bar will print at the end of each specified time...
Efficient Market Hypothesis: Introduction
EMH i.e Efficient Market Hypothesis is an investment theory that states that it is impossible to “beat the market” because stock market efficiency causes existing share prices to always incorporate and reflect all relevant information. According...
What is Behavioural Finance?
Behavioural finance is the study of the influence of psychology on the behaviour of financial practitioners and the subsequent effect on markets.Behavioral finance argues that some financial phenomena can plausibly be understood using models in which...
The benefits of secured loans
Borrowing money has become more and more popular over recent years, and this is partly due to the fact that it has become far easier to borrow money. Secured loans have become very popular with those that own property, and this type of finance deal offers...
Exit Strategies for Public Companies
Exit Strategies for Public Companies There are three ways that public company insiders can convert their equity into cash. 1. They can sell their stock to the public. This is the goal of the insiders in most OTCBB and Nasdaq Small Cap Companies. It’s...
Ten Short Selling Strategies
Short Selling Strategies here are dozens of ways to sell short a stock. 1. Traditional Short Sale: Borrow the stock against a fifty percent margin. This is the only type of short sale that can be squeezed when the share price moves up because the short...
Porter’s Five Forces Analysis: Explained
Porter’s Five Forces Analysis Harvard professor Michael Porter describes five forces affecting the profitability of companies. These are the five forces he noted: 1) Intensity of rivalry amongst existing competitors 2) Threat of entry by new competitors 3)...
Self-Liquidating Loans – Fact or Fiction?
Self-Liquidating Loans – Fact or Fiction? A self-liquidating “LOAN” is fiction. You will never get a loan that youwill never have to pay back from anybody. You need to be very careful whenyou are presented with the opportunity to get...
What is Short-Term or PayDay Loans
Short-Term or PayDay Loans Short-term loans, payday loans, and cash advances, these are often frowned upon by some people. Yet there is a large market for these loans. Most advice concerning these loans is not to obtain them, however the fact remains...
How to Create Ultimate Debt Elimination Plan?
Create Your Own Ultimate Debt Elimination Plan The method is simple. 1) Set a monthly amount. 2) Pay all minimum amounts. 3) Pay extra money toward the debt with the highest interest rate. This method will ensure that you pay the least amount of interest...
How to Audit-Proof Your Business
How to Audit-Proof Your Business Police and auditors have one thing in common: they make even the most honest, law-abiding citizens nervous. After all, who hasn’t felt their heart jump at the sound of a police siren close behind them even if they...
Tax Strategies for Home based or Small Business
Tax Strategies for Those with a Home or Small Business These are some tax strategies frequently overlooked by many tax preparers. Keeping up with the many tax law changes that are made each year is quite a job. You can help yourself and your accountant...
