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Window-dressing This term has two different
definitions, with each of them being a deceptive way that individuals
are tricked into purchasing a stock. The first definition is when a
mutual fund sells all of its weaker stocks in order to give the impression
that it is doing better than it actually is. It makes these results
public in order to attract new investors, who might be unaware of the
fund's past struggles. The second definition is when an accountant
manipulated the company's income statements into appearing better
than they actually should be which, again, is a method of attracting
new investors who might be unaware of the truth.
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