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Boiler Room Definition, How It Operates, Common Scams

By Itho November 24, 2003

[ad_1] What Is a Boiler Room? A boiler room is a place or operation—usually a call center—where high-pressure salespeople call lists of potential investors ("sucker lists") to peddle speculative, sometimes…

What Is an Agent? Definition, Types of Agents, and Examples

By Itho November 19, 2003

[ad_1] What Is an Agent? An agent, in legal terminology, is a person who has been legally empowered to act on behalf of another person or an entity. An agent…

Affiliated Companies: Definition, Criteria, and Example

By Itho November 19, 2003

[ad_1] What Are Affiliated Companies? Companies are affiliated when one company is a minority shareholder of another. In most cases, the parent company will own less than a 50% interest…