Goodwill

What is goodwill? – Goodwill is an intangible, non‑current asset recorded on a buyer’s balance sheet when one company acquires another for a price…

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Key takeaways – GST is a consumption-based indirect tax (a value-added tax, VAT) levied on most goods and services consumed domestically. – Consumers ultimately…

Goodness-of-Fit

Key takeaways – Goodness-of-fit evaluates how well observed sample data conform to an assumed probability distribution or model. (Source: Investopedia) – Common tests: Chi-square…

Goldilocks Economy

Key takeaways – A Goldilocks economy is “not too hot, not too cold”: steady growth, low unemployment, and stable (moderate) inflation. – It’s typically…

Golden Handshakes

Key takeaways – A “golden handshake” (also called a golden parachute) is a contractual severance package that guarantees substantial pay and benefits to a…

Gold Standard

• The gold standard is a monetary system in which a government fixes its currency to a specific quantity of gold and allows conversion…

Global Depositary Receipt (GDR)

A global depositary receipt (GDR) is a negotiable financial certificate, issued by a depositary bank, that represents ownership of shares in a non‑resident (foreign)…

glass cliff

• The “glass cliff” describes a pattern in which women—and other members of marginalized groups—are disproportionately promoted into senior leadership roles at moments of…

Glass Ceiling

Key takeaways – The “glass ceiling” is a metaphor for invisible, often unwritten barriers that block women and other marginalized groups from reaching senior…

Gini index

• The Gini index (or Gini coefficient) is a common summary measure of income (or wealth) inequality within a population. It ranges from 0…