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Profit takingThe selling of shares when the price has risen, in order to crystallise trading profits.Profit takingAction by short-term securities traders to cash in on gains created by a sharp market rise, which pushes prices down temporarily but implies an upward market trend. See: Ring the [cash] register.Profit taking Similar MatchesUnitised with profitsUnitised with profitsWith-profits and investment-linked funds combined in the same contract with the choice of switching between them. Net profit marginNet profit marginNet income divided by sales; the amount of each sales dollar left over after all expenses have been paid. Full with profit endowmentFull with profit endowmentThe most expensive endowment plan with the highest guaranteed returns. This type of endowment guarantees an annual growth and also to pay off the full loan at maturity which is the cause of the added expense. It also has built in life cover. The future growth of your investment is assumed to be at a certain rate, which determines the level of your premiums. The portion of your premium that is being invested is pooled with the premiums of other investors. Annual bonuses are added to the maturity value each year and are dependent on the performance of the investment fund. There is a possibility that the bonuses will take the maturity value above the level required to pay back the loan. This would result in a tax-free cash surplus, which you can spend on whatever tickles your fancy. Accumulated profits taxAccumulated profits taxA tax on earnings kept in a firm to prevent the higher personal income tax rate that would obtain if profits were paid out as dividends to the owners. Excess profits taxExcess profits taxAdditional federal taxes placed on the earnings of a business, used only in time of national emergency such as war. Further SuggestionsProfit Graphnet profit after tax Profit shifting Gross profit Non profit endowment Excess profit paper profit Profitability ratios Profit center Gross profit margin Profit maximizing operating profit Pretax earnings or profits Operating profit margin Profit sharing plan Profit margin Book profit Profitability index Not for profit profit before tax Trading profit pre tax profit Profit forecast net profit before tax (pre tax profit) Risk adjusted profitability |
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