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MARGIN OF SAFETY Definition

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MARGIN OF SAFETY, in accounting, is how much output or sales level can fall before a business starts making a loss. In investing, it is the difference between the intrinsic value of a stock, i.e. value based on stock valuation and what the company is actually worth and the price that the market sets on a stock, i.e. a stock price is a matter of the market participants opinions.

 

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CLOSED-END FUND is a mutual fund that sells only a fixed number of shares, which subsequently trade on exchanges like stock.

QDRO see QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER.


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