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 ...

Nominal means unadjusted for inflation or simply a face value in finance. Nominal fees are minor compared to the main product or service cost. Market values of stocks and bonds can differ ...

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) takes a more direct approach to immunizing retirement liabilities through their target-date retirement income funds. These funds provide a useful case study for ...