1. The state or condition of being entitled. 2. A right to benefits specified especially by law or contract. 3. A government program providing benefits to members of a specified group. 4. The belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges or special treatment. 5. An unrealistic, exaggerated, or rigidly held sense of entitlement may be considered a symptom of narcissistic personality disorder, seen in those who because of early frustrations arrogate to themselves the right to demand lifelong reimbursement from fate or everyone they meet!
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An unspoken goal of many people who do not want to work or give anything. They often do nothing and have someone else work to make money to pay their bills. They either marry a rich person, inherit money, or marry a workhorse and obligate them into the rat race while they retire and pretend to be busy.
1. Of or relating to the production, development, and management of material wealth, as of a country, household, or business enterprise. 2. Of or relating to an economy: a period of sustained economic growth. 3. Of or relating to the science of economics: new economic theories regarding the effects of deficit spending. 4. Of or relating to the practical necessities of life; material: wrote the book primarily for economic reasons. 5. Financially rewarding; economical: It was no longer economic to keep the manufacturing facilities open. 6. Efficient; economical: an economic use of home heating oil.
1. A small item or gadget you don’t know the name of. 2. A trinket, bauble or purchase of something you don’t need.
Business financing for startups and high-growth businesses that have long-term growth potential. The risk is typically high for investors, but the upside offers significant opportunity. Start-ups are usually based on an innovative technology or business model and they are usually from the high technology industries, such as information technology, social media or biotechnology. Firms or funds invest in these early-stage companies in exchange for an ownership stake. Typically venture capital investment occurs after an initial seed funding round. The first round of institutional venture capital is called the Series A round. Venture capitalists provide this financing in the interest of generating a return through an eventual “exit” event, such as the company selling shares to the public in an IPO or doing a merger and acquisition.
A property comprised of land, buildings and any natural resources including flora and fauna, farmed crops, livestock, water, and minerals. Real Estate can be grouped into three categories: residential, commercial and industrial. Examples include undeveloped land, houses, condominiums, townhomes; office buildings, warehouses, and retail store buildings; factories, mines, and farms.
A formal written offer document to sell stock to the public. It outlines the business strategies, financial background, products, services, and management of the issuing company, and information about how the proceeds from the sale of the securities will be used. Includes all the information necessary for an investor to make an informed decision.
A collection of investments held by an investment company, hedge fund, financial institution or individual. The more diversified the investments in a portfolio, the more likely the investor is to earn the same return as the market. Can be represented as a pie that is divided into pieces of varying sizes, representing a variety of asset classes and types of investments designed to achieve the ideal risk-return asset allocation.
A type of derivative security that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a set price on or before a given date.