Window Guaranteed Investment Contract
A window guaranteed investment contract (WGIC) is an insurance-company contract used primarily inside defined‑contribution retirement plans (for example, 401(k) plans). Instead of investing one…
Winding Up
Key takeaways – “Winding up” (also called liquidation) is the legal process of closing a company: selling assets, paying creditors, and distributing any remaining…
Windfall Profits
Windfall profits are unusually large, unexpected gains that occur when circumstances suddenly push prices, revenues, or asset values far above historical norms. They can…
Winloss Ratio
The win/loss ratio (also called the success ratio) measures how many winning trades you’ve had versus losing trades over a chosen period (for example,…
Ft Wilshire 5000 Index Ftw5000
Key takeaways – The FT Wilshire 5000 Index (FTW5000) is a market-capitalization–weighted index intended to represent essentially the entire U.S. investible equity market. –…
Willie Sutton Rule
Key takeaways – The Willie Sutton Rule (aka Sutton’s Law) says: prioritize the obvious, concentrate effort on the places where results/rewards are concentrated —…
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Overview The Williams percent range (Williams %R or %R) is a momentum oscillator that shows the current close relative to the highest high and…
Definition Of The Williams Act
Overview / Definition – The Williams Act is a federal statutory framework enacted in 1968 as an amendment to the Securities Exchange Act of…
Will
A will (or “last will and testament”) is a legally enforceable document that states how you want your property and assets distributed after you…
Wilders Dmi Adx Indicator
Wilder’s Directional Movement Index (DMI), developed by J. Welles Wilder in 1978, is a three-line technical indicator designed to measure both trend direction and…