Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of ...

In my years of working with budgets—whether in the business world or personal finance—one concept that I have learned to prioritize is the importance of adding contingencies. Building a budget without ...

Contingency contracting is a vital component of U.S. Army operations in deployed environments, enabling rapid acquisition of goods and services under unpredictable and often austere conditions. As ...

Throughout the home buying process, you face numerous decisions, including which contingencies to add to your home purchase contract. Contingencies are basically clauses or stipulations in a real ...

As defined by McGraw-Hill, a gain contingency is "an uncertain situation that might result in gain." The potential gain is dependent upon the outcome of a future event. Gain contingencies are ...

The treatment of contingent interest and convertible debt in cross-border payment transactions is subject to several provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.[1] To add confusion to the already ...

A real estate listing that’s “pending” means the seller has accepted an offer on their property, but the transaction has not yet closed. “Contingent” also means an offer has been accepted, ...

When you’re working in an online document, the “undo” function can be an invaluable tool. So can a contingency clause when ...