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Black swan: What Is It, With Examples and History

By Itho May 12, 2006

[ad_1] Black swan events are extremely rare and unpredictable, going outside of normal expectations. They are characterized by their potentially severe impact and the widespread insistence that they were obvious…

What It Means to Be One and How to Get Started

By Itho May 2, 2006

[ad_1] What Is an Entrepreneur? An entrepreneur is a person who spots an opportunity and takes the initiative to build a new business or startup. Entrepreneurs bring together ideas, people,…

Benefits and How They Work

By Itho January 13, 2006

[ad_1] What Is an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)? An Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) allows employees to buy their company's stock directly at a discounted rate, making it an…

How an Economic Moat Provides a Competitive Advantage

By Itho November 30, 2005

[ad_1] What Is an Economic Moat? Some companies seem to have an uncanny ability to fend off rivals and maintain their market dominance year after year. This phenomenon, known as…

What Does Ceteris Paribus Mean in Economics?

By Itho September 8, 2005

[ad_1] What Is Ceteris Paribus? Ceteris paribus, literally "holding other things constant," is a Latin phrase that is commonly translated into English as "all else being equal." A dominant assumption…

What Was Enron? What Happened and Who Was Responsible

By Itho August 11, 2005

[ad_1] Select Events, Enron Corp. 1990 Jeffrey Skilling (COO at the time) hires Andrew Fastow as CFO. 1993 Enron begins to use special-purpose entities and special purpose vehicles. 1994 Congress…