Writing for this blog has become a thought provoking and wide plus narrow research kind of job. For example, we are living such trying times that I felt the need for an antidote. The word happiness jumped into my mind. Okay, so let’s address the subject of happiness and how Read more…
Additional Takedown: A portion of the underwriting spread for a municipal issue defined as total takedown less concession. Municipal Issue aka as municipal bond or issuing municipal debt . Concession: A part of the underwriting spread that the selling group receives from the syndicate for helping to sell a new Read more…
Additional Bonds Test: A requirement that before additional bonds, which will be secured by assets or revenues already pledged to existing bonds, can be issued, that specific financial requirements must be met. Generally, the main requirement is that debt service coverage for the original and new bonds must be at Read more…
We have been becoming anti-abuse while our government has become anti- citizens. There is a long list of offenses that our government and the ruling Oligarchy have inflicted upon us: Children in concentration camps. Unattended pandemic. Lack of equal rights. Lack of equal pay. American children suffering hunger and deprivation. Read more…
ACRS Accelerated Cost Recovery System: The IRS approved method of calculating depreciation method of calculating depreciation expense for tax purposes. Also known as Accelerated Depreciation. Depreciation: Normally, charges against earnings to write off the cost of and an asset over its estimated useful life. It is a bookkeeping entry and Read more…
Teaching your children the basics about the workings of finance, the stock markets, and the handling of money is essential to their future. With this thought in mind we are adding daily definitions to our Finance category. Each new term will have an explanation of it’s meaning plus the meaning Read more…
Acid Test Ratio. A more stringent test of corporation’s liquidity than the current ratio. It is calculated by adding cash. cash equivalents, and accounts and notes receivable and dividing that sum to the total current liabilities. It is also known as the Quick Asset Ratio. Note; these elements are found Read more…
I have many cat loving friends who share endless fun loving pictures of the beauties. As someone who counts everything ( there must be a name for this) , I immediately took to the task of counting the cats. Your turn. Leave your number in the comments box.
Now we are hearing that the official position of the federal government of the United States of America, on the issue of the death of people living in nursing homes, is for coroners and nursing home’s to: (a) not report the death (b) if reported, to exclude Coronavirus as cause Read more…
Accumulation Period: In a variable annuity, the time when the client is contributing money into the annuity and purchasing accumulation units. Accumulation Units: An accounting measure that represents a contract owner’s proportionate unit of interest in a separate account during the accumulation period of a variable annuity. Unit Investment Trust: Read more…
Foreign Countries Receiving Financial Aid from the USA: Countries Millions econ/mil aid per capita FY 20017 Afghanistan 5,730.48 B 161.29 Iraq 3,711.99 B 96.98 Israel 3,191.07 B 384.45 Jordan 1.487.50 B 153.53 The total economic and military assistance : $49.89 Billion American Dollars. The total military assistance: $14.77 Billion The Read more…
In 1983, 90 % of US media was controlled by 50 companies. In 2012, 90 % of US media was controlled by just 6 companies. When you are screaming about the left wing media or the right wing media, please stop and comprehend, once and for all, that these are Read more…
All of my past homes have felt like second skins to me. Similar to a large blouse. When I was introduced to my present big house, I admired the large spaces and high ceilings, it felt like I was walking around a Tuscan villa. After setting foot on the front Read more…
Olive oil heated in your favorite pan. Add fresh broccoli , chicken cut to bite-sizes, thyme, oregano and garlic. Add, cut in pieces one small nuked potato. Stir for a couple of minutes until cooked. Add three or four tablespoons of home made Alfredo Sauce. Allow the sauce to melt Read more…
Accumulation Account: An account used by the sponsor of a Unit Investment Trust to acquire securities for the eventual placement within the trust. Unit Investment Trust: A type of investment company in which a portfolio is purchased and held with little or no change to the investments. Commonly used with Read more…
As a society we pool our resources and commit to a social contract, to Constitutional laws while seeking the “pursuit of happiness” and our common good. So far, our pursuit is underway but the part about our common good has failed many. Complaining is for free. Doing something about it Read more…
Accrued Interest: The interest due on a bond since the last interest payment was made. The buyer of the bond pays the market price plus the accrued interest. Bond: An IOU or promissory note of a corporation, municipality, or the US government, usually issued in multiples of $1,000 or $5,000, Read more…
In honor of the our host, planet Earth and all she provides and puts up with, I will publish four groups of ten pictures sharing the beauty and love of other species, in addition to our own. Enjoy.
The current joke is that we should wear a mask when we leave our homes and also wear one indoors, so we stop eating. Guilty as charged. I love to cook and love to eat but demand from myself that I remain within the term skinny. Every outing has demanded Read more…
What does Conspiracy Theory really mean? A conspiracy theory is an explanation for an event or situation that invokes a conspiracy by sinister and powerful groups, often political in motivation when other explanations are more probable. The term has pejorative connotation, implying that the appeal to a conspiracy is based Read more…