Accretive: The growth by gradual addition or increase.
Source: Investopedia
The Affordable Care Act (ACA)
The Affordable Care Act (ACA): An informal term for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010—legislation promoted by President Barack Obama that changed how health insurance functions in the U.S. The ACA expanded eligibility of Medicaid and required most Americans to purchase health insurance. It also set up exchanges in several states so insurers could compete to provide the most cost-effective options for consumers.
Source: The Free Dictionary
Alpha
Alpha: Alpha is a measurement of investment performance on a risk-adjusted basis. Alpha takes the volatility or price risk of an investment and compares its risk-adjusted performance to a benchmark index. The excess return of the fund relative to the return of the benchmark index is a fund’s alpha.
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Annuity
Annuity: An annuity is a contract between a consumer and an insurance company that requires the insurer to make payments to the consumer, either immediately or in the future. The consumer buys an annuity by making either a single payment or a series of payments. Similarly, the payout may come either as one lump-sum payment or as a series of payments over time.
Source: Investor.gov and Investopedia
Asset-Backed Securities (ABS)
Asset-Backed Securities (ABS): financial securities that are backed by a specific pool of underlying assets. Typically these pools are a group of assets, such as mortgage loans, car loans or bank loans, that are unable to be securitized individually. Asset-backed securities are an alternative to investing in corporate debt.
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