Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• PENCILED IN - An informal expression used to indicate that a potential buyer's offer to purchase a port...
  
  
• PENDING - usually refers to either: 1. Not yet decided; or, 2. Being in continuance.
  
  
• PENNANT - A chart pattern resembling a pointed flag, with the point facing to the right, which shows a ...
  
  
• PENNANTS - A short compact wedge accompanied by receding volume.
  
  
• PENNY STOCK - Stocks that trade for less than $1 a share are often described as penny stocks. Penny sto...
  
  
• PENNY STOCKS - Shares that typically trade below $1 a share on the over-the-counter market. Penny stock...
  
  
• PENSION - Retirement plan offered by an employer for the benefit of an employee, usually at retirement,...
  
  
• PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION (PBGC) - A U.S. Government agency that was created to insure guara...
  
  
• PENSION FUND - A fund consisting of money contributed by the employer and/or the employees, plus earnin...
  
  
• PENSION FUNDS - Pension funds usually have large amounts of money available for investment. Because of ...