On its face, eligibility for claiming the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) seems straightforward – I had to shutdown my business due to a government order so I can claim an ERC. We have all learned ...

The nominal interest rate is the simple interest charged on a loan or paid on a deposit. Real interest is nominal interest after taking inflation’s effects into account. Economists, as well as lenders ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). The nominal rate of return is the amount of money generated by an investment ...

Whether effective and nominal rates can ever be the same depends on whether interest calculations involve simple or compound interest. While in a simple interest calculation effective and nominal ...

When you buy an asset, its value – adjusted for depreciation – stays on your books for years. The amounts you record in nominal accounts are short-term. At the end of the fiscal year, you set them to ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA Level 1 exam holder, and currently holds a Life, ...