1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452519603321

Autore

Stevens Robert E

Titolo

Concise Encyclopedia of Investing [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012

ISBN

0-203-82644-2

1-283-88535-2

1-136-79416-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (103 p.)

Disciplina

332.603

Soggetti

Investments

Investments -- Encyclopedias

Finance

Business & Economics

Investment & Speculation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Concise Encyclopedia of Investing; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; A; ALPHA; ANNUITY; ASSET ALLOCATION; B; BETA; BONDS; C; CAPITAL GAINS; CHASING THE MARKET; COMMODITIES; COMMON STOCKS; CONVERTIBLES; D; DIVERSIFICATION; DOLLAR COST AVERAGING; DURATION (BOND); E; EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS); EMERGING MARKETS; EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ESOP); EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN (ESPP); EQUIVALENT TAXABLE YIELD; ESTATE PLANNING; F; FACE VALUE; FIXED-INCOME INVESTMENT; 401K PLAN; 403B PLAN; 408K PLAN; FREDDIE MAC; FRONT-END LOAD; FULL-SERVICE BROKER; FUND FAMILY; FUND MANAGER

FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSISFUTURE VALUE INVESTMENT; FUTURES CONTRACT; G; GAP OPENINGS; GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND; GINNIE MAE (PASS-THROUGH); GLOBAL DEPOSITORY RECEIPT (GDR); GOOD-TIL-CANCELED (GTC) ORDER; GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (GNMA); GOVERNMENT SECURITIES; GROWTH STOCK; GUARANTEED BOND; GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CONTRACT (GIC); H; HEAD AND SHOULDERS; HEDGE FUND; HEDGING; HIGH-YIELD BONDS; I;



IMMEDIATE ANNUITY; INCOME STATEMENT; INDEX FUNDS; INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT (IRA); INFLATION AND INVESTMENT; L; LEASE; LIFE INSURANCE; M; MARKET TIMING; MARKETS (DOW, NASD, S&P 500, AMEX)

MONEY MARKET FUNDSMORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES; MUNICIPAL BONDS; MUTUAL FUNDS; N; NASDAQ (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS AUTOMATED QUOTATIONS); NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE (NYSE); NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS; O; OFFERING; ONLINE BROKER; OPEN-END FUNDS; OPTION CONTRACT; P; PASS-THROUGH SECURITY; PENSION BENEFITS; POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS; PRECIOUS METALS; PREFERRED STOCK; PRESENT-VALUE INVESTMENTS; PRICE-EARNINGS (P/E) RATIO; PRIVATE MORTGAGE PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE; PRODUCER PRICE INDEX (PPI); PUBLIC PURPOSE BOND; PUT OPTION; Q; QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS; R; RATIO; RATIO ANALYSIS

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (REIT)REAL RATE OF RETURN; RETAINED EARNINGS; RETURN ON EQUITY (ROE); RISK; S; S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX; SAVINGS AND LOANS (S&L) ASSOCIATION; SAVINGS BONDS; SECURITIES; SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC); SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION (SIPC); SELLING; SHAREHOLDERS; SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS; SPECULATOR; STATE REGULATORS; STOCK; STOCK INDEX; STRIPS; SYSTEMATIC RISK; T; TAX; TAX-DEFERRED RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS; TAX REFORM ACT OF 1986; TERM LIFE INSURANCE; TICKER TAPE; TREASURY BILLS (T-BILLS); TREASURY BONDS (T-BONDS)

TREASURY INFLATION-PROTECTED SECURITIES (TIPS)TREASURY NOTES (T-NOTES); TREASURY SECURITIES; TREASURY STOCK; TRUSTS AND LOANS; U; UNEMPLOYMENT RATE; UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST (UIT); V; VARIABLE ANNUITY; VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE; W; WILSHIRE TOTAL MARKET INDEX; WITHHOLDING TAX; Y; YIELD; YIELD-TO-MATURITY; Z; ZERO-COUPON BONDS; ZERO-COUPON CONVERTIBLES; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Practical information for investing newcomers!Have you wanted to seriously begin investing but are wary because of confusing and complicated terminology and concepts? Then the Concise Encyclopedia of Investing is for you. This A-to-Z reference provides clear, concise explanations of basic as well as more advanced investment terms to help even the most unsophisticated newcomer. This unique user-friendly handbook presents not only simple, brief explanations of various investing terms and concepts, but also a short discussion on each as to how it applies in everyday life.T



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910367721303321

Titolo

Pobres joves grassos : obesitat i itineraris juvenils a Catalunya / / direcció de recerca: Mabel Gracia-Arnaiz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Publicacions Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2012

Tarragona : , : Publicacions Universitat Rovira i Virgili, , 2012

ISBN

84-8424-645-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 páginas) : ilustraciones

Collana

Antropologia mèdica ; ; 9

Disciplina

613.2

Soggetti

Youth - Nutrition

Food habits - Spain - Catalonia

Nutrition - Social aspects

Nutrición

Joven

Medio social

Libros electronicos.

España

Lingua di pubblicazione

Catalano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Contiene bibliografía.

Sommario/riassunto

A Pobres joves grassos ens preguntem com i per què certes pràctiques alimentàries i corporals han esdevingut, en les darreres dècades, problemes de salut pública amb implicacions socials, culturals i polítiques. En aquest sentit, la nostra recerca és la continuació de més de deu anys de treballs sobre els trastorns de la conducta alimentària (TCA) —eating disorders—, amb un interès ara centrat en l’estudi sociocultural de l’obesitat. Mitjançant una aproximació etnogràfica en l’àmbit assistencial i a través d’internet, analitzem experiències i representacions d’estar i sentir-se gras entre la joventut catalana. El nostre objectiu principal consisteix en esbrinar si la grassor ha condicionat les seves trajectòries personals i socials i si, concretament, afavoreix formes específiques de discriminació en l’àmbit formatiu, familiar o lúdic.