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Capital requirements are standardized regulations for banks and other depository institutions that govern the capital, as a percentage of their assets, that they must maintain. Having this capital on ...

Friedberg is a former investment portfolio manager, university finance instructor and author of three books including "Personal Finance; An Encyclopedia of Modern Money Management." Her work has been ...

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