In a 1994 course syllabus, writer David Foster Wallace encouraged his students to be sedulous in their proofreading. Continue reading... There are a couple of words that basically mean the same thing as sedulous but are a little more common, namely assiduous, painstaking, and diligent.
Definition of an investment interest expense. When you borrow money to buy property for investment purposes, any interest you pay on that borrowed money becomes an investment interest expense.. For example, say you take out a $5,000 loan against your home equity and use the money to buy stock. The interest on that loan is investment interest.
Accrued interest. In finance, accrued interest is the interest on a bond or loan that has accumulated since the principal investment, or since the previous coupon payment if there has been one already. For a financial instrument such as a bond, interest is calculated and paid in set intervals (for instance annually or semi-annually).