Investment Acronyms by Ralph Wright |
| Acronym |
Meaning |
Comments |
| ABW |
Automatic Bank Withdrawal |
Canada Term - ACH |
| ACB |
Adjusted Cost Base |
Average Cost of Buying More Once |
| ACH |
Automatic Clearing House |
U.S.A. Term - ABW |
| AFAIK |
As Far As I Know |
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| AMR |
American Depository Receipt |
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| BMOIL |
BMO Investorline |
Discount Broker |
| BTW |
By The Way |
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| CAPM |
Captial Asset Pricing Model |
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| CDIC |
Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation |
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| CMHC |
Canadian Mortage and Housing Corporation |
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| CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
Inflation |
| CPP |
Canada Pension Plan |
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| CRA/CCRA |
Canada Revenue Agency |
Canada Taxman |
| DCA |
Dollar Cost Averaging |
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| DRASP |
TransAlta's name for their DRiP + SPP |
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| DRiP |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan |
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| DSP/DSPP |
Direct Share Purchase Plan |
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| EDTC |
Enhanced Dividend Tax Credit |
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| ETF |
Exchange Traded Fund |
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| FCF |
Free Cash Flow |
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| IMO |
In My Opinion |
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| IRS |
Internal Revenue Service |
U.S.A. Taxman |
| MER |
Management Expense Ratio |
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| NAV |
Net Asset Value |
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| OCP |
Optional Cash Payment/Optional Cash Purchase |
U.S.A. Term - SPP |
| OAS |
Old Age Security |
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| OT |
Off Topic |
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| OTOH |
On The Other Hand |
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| P/E |
Price/Earning |
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| PITA |
Pain In The Ass |
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| POV |
Point Of View |
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| RBCDI |
RBC Direct Investing |
Discount Broker |
| ROC |
Return On Capital |
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| ROE |
Return On Equity |
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| ROFL |
Roll On the Floor Laughing |
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| ROI |
Return On Investment |
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| RRIF |
Registered Retirement Income Fund |
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| RRSP |
Registered Retirement Saving Plan |
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| SPP |
Share Purchase Plan |
Canada Term - OCP |
| TDWH |
TD Waterhouse |
Discount Broker |
| TER |
Total Expense Ratio |
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| WADR |
With All Due Respect |
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