Penny Stock

A penny stock is generally the share of a small company that trades for a low price. Historically “penny stock” meant under $1 per…

Pennant Chart Patterns

Key takeaways – A pennant is a short-term continuation chart pattern made of a sharp prior move (the flagpole) followed by a small symmetrical…

Penetration Pricing

Introduction Penetration pricing is a market-entry and growth strategy in which a firm deliberately offers a new product or service at an aggressive low…

Peer to Peer (P2P) Economy

A peer‑to‑peer (P2P) economy is a decentralized model in which individuals transact directly with one another to buy, sell, rent, or jointly produce goods…

peer group

A peer group is a set of individuals or companies that share one or more defining characteristics (age, education, size, industry, sector, geography, product…

Payroll

Payroll is the set of processes a business uses to pay employees and to track associated liabilities. It includes recording hours worked, calculating gross…

Payroll Taxes

Key takeaways – Payroll taxes are levies on wages, salaries, tips and some other compensation used to fund targeted programs (primarily Social Security and…

PayPal

PayPal is an online payments platform (website and mobile app) that lets consumers and merchants send, receive, and accept money without sharing bank or…

Payment

Introduction — What does “payment” mean? – A payment is the transfer of money, goods, or services from a payer to a payee under…

Payment-in-Kind (PIK)

Introduction Payment-in-kind (PIK) refers to paying with goods, services, securities, or additional debt rather than with cash. In finance, PIK commonly describes bonds, notes,…