Variable universal life insurance refers to universal life insurance policies where the policy holder chooses how the cash value of the account is invested. Like any universal life insurance, these policies allow flexible premiums and death...
commercial transactions
vertical privity
In business law, vertical privity is the relationship between companies in a distribution chain (e.g. a manufacturer and a distributor). Those in vertical privity are jointly liable for product defects in the vertical chain.
...Volcker Rule
The Volcker Rule refers to a broad set of rules adopted under Dodd-Frank Title VI that attempts to reduce risk within banking institutions, stemming from mixing investment banking and commercial banking. The Volcker Rule consists of two major...
wage attachment
Wage attachment, also known as wage garnishment, is a court order by which the court attaches debtors' wages to help pay their creditors by directly transferring the wages to the creditors. Although a wage attachment order can be obtained...
waiting period
The waiting period is the stage in the initial public offering (IPO) process after the issuer files their registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and waits for the SEC to declare their registration statement...
wash sale
Wash sale is defined as selling of an asset such as stocks or bonds on a loss and repurchasing of other stocks or bonds of substantially similar nature within a very short period of time frame. This method is often used to realize a loss, so...
watered stock
Watered stock refers to any stock issued by a corporation to someone in exchange for assets that under-compensate for the stock. The issue was a larger problem in the early 20th century when investors depended on the par value of stocks which...
well-known seasoned issuer (WKSI)
Well-known seasoned issuer (WKSI) is a category of issuer which allows greater flexibility in accessing U.S. public markets.
Qualification as a well-known seasoned issuerFor an issuer to qualify as a WKSI, they must...
whole life insurance
Whole life insurance (also referred to as permanent life insurance) refers to life insurance policies that are meant to last until death and have an investment aspect. As long as the person pays the required premiums, the insurance policy...
world wide web (www)
The World Wide Web (WWW), often known as WWW, W3, or the Web, is the most widely used software platform on the globe. Tim Berners-Lee proposed the architecture of what became the World Wide Web. It is an information-based environment where...