The amount of initial money that is laid down towards a final investment by an investor. The higher the fees that coincide with an investment, the smaller the allocation rate will be. Thus, if a mutual fund has a front end load of 6% then only 94% of the first investment will actually be put into the company where the capital is invested.

Previous Terms: 1031 Exchange, 1035 Exchange, AARP, Abeyance, Abstraction Principle, Accelerated Amortization, Acceptance Credit, Acceptance of a Bill of Exchange, Accommodation Bill, Accommodation Endorser