Shooting Star
• A shooting star is a single-bar bearish candlestick pattern that can signal short‑term exhaustion of buyers and a potential reversal after an uptrend.…
Sherman Antitrust Act
Key takeaways – The Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) is the foundational U.S. federal statute that prohibits monopolistic behavior and agreements that restrain trade to…
Sharpe Ratio
Key takeaways – The Sharpe ratio, introduced by William F. Sharpe in 1966, measures risk-adjusted return: how much excess return a portfolio delivers per…
shadow banking system
Shadow banking (also called the nonbank financial intermediation sector) refers to financial intermediaries and activities that create credit but operate outside the traditional bank…
SG&A (Selling, General & Administrative) Expenses
Introduction Selling, general, and administrative expenses (SG&A) are the everyday overhead costs that keep a business running but are not directly tied to producing…
service withdrawal
• An in‑service withdrawal is a distribution from an employer‑sponsored retirement plan (for example, a 401(k)) while you are still employed by the sponsoring…
Series I Bond
Key takeaways – Series I Savings Bonds (I Bonds) are U.S. Treasury savings bonds that combine a fixed rate and an inflation-adjusted rate; they…
Series B Financing
Key takeaways – Series B is a later-stage venture round used to scale an already validated business. It typically follows seed and Series A…
Series 7
• The Series 7 (General Securities Representative Qualification Examination) is the core FINRA license that permits a registered representative to sell most types of…
Series 63 (Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination)
Introduction The Series 63 — officially the Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination — is a state‑level securities licensing exam created by the North…