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'Sex abuse probe not my responsibility', former Northam school principal claims
Sydney Morning Herald  May 24  Comment 
A former school principal has told a special inquiry he was aware students were being sexually abused by a hostel warden but he did not believe it was his responsibility to tell police.
Snatch This Bargain Even Cheaper Than Sr EVP of Principal Sub Benhase Did
Forbes  May 21  Comment 
There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on May 10, Huntington Bancshares, Inc's Sr EVP of Principal Sub, Daniel B. Benhase, invested $64,996.00...
DEV Advisors Opens Doors; Welcomes Dick Wingate as Principal
Cloud Computing  May 14  Comment 
DEV (Digital Entertainment Ventures) announces the formation of DEV Advisors, an affiliate which will offer consulting and advisory services to digital media companies. Seasoned digital entertainment executive Dick...
Principal Large Cap: Invest
The Hindu Business Line  May 12  Comment 
The fund is appropriate for conservative investors anticipating steady returns over the long run.
Direct Edge Trading Notice #12-19: Reminder: Requirement For Members To Identify Orders As Principal, Agency, Or Riskless Principal, Effective June 4, 2012
Mondo Visione  May 2  Comment 
Overview As described in Direct Edge Trading Notice #12-13, effective Monday, June 4, 2012, Members of EDGA Exchange, Inc. and EDGX Exchange, Inc. (together, the “Exchanges”)  will be required to identify orders accurately as a principal,...
Principal Solar Releases White Paper, “Navigating by the Sun: U.S. Department of Defense Takes Aggressive Lead as Early Adopters of Solar Energy”
Business Wire  Apr 24  Comment 
Principal Solar, Inc (PSI; OTC Pink: PSWW), a publicly traded renewable energy holding company rapidly advancing the inevitable, worldwide utilization of solar energy through a unique roll-up strategy, today announced the release of its White Paper,
Target Analytics Principal Giving Solution Helps Nonprofits Identify Top Tier Prospects
Cloud Computing  Apr 23  Comment 
Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced the availability of Target Analytics Principal Giving Solution, designed to help nonprofits quickly uncover potential donors who have the inclination and ability to make...
Don't Wait for a Principal Reduction on Your Home
TheStreet.com  Apr 13  Comment 
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- For underwater homeowners and many who want to help them, there is a Holy Grail: principal reduction. But now, four years after the housing market started to collapse it may be time for a reality check. For most...
Principal Reduction: To Be Or Not To Be, That Is The Question
Benzinga  Apr 11  Comment 
“To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether ’tis Nobler in the mind to suffer The Slings and Arrows of outrageous Fortune, Or to take Arms against a Sea of troubles, And by opposing end them: to die, to sleep” Where...




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Principal

Original corpus, usually purchasing power in the form of money available for investment, on which interest, dividends, and capital appreciation are calculated.

Principal can be confused with capital, which may consist of anything that can enhance a person's power to perform economically useful work. You can’t seek safety of principal and then take a plunge with investment into the riskiest of common stocks. [1] Insurance companies take the risk that it will not pay our more to you than the your original principal plus its investment earnings. [2]

Also see time value of money, for a more detailed description of how these returns may be analyzed relative to principal.

From principalis: "first in importance," or "money on which interest is paid." [1]

References

  1. ↑ A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing By Burton Gordon Malkiel ISBN-10: 0393062457 pg 298
  2. ↑ A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing By Burton Gordon Malkiel ISBN-10: 0393062457 pg352
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