Window dressing can be used by companies and mutual funds.
A company can use window dressing when preparing financial statements to improve the appearance of its performance or liquidity. In this case, window dressing may consist of changing asset depreciation or valuation policies, making short-term borrowings, or engaging in sales and leaseback transactions at the end of a period. By doing so, management embellishes the company's results or liquidity and obtains some benefits.
Other examples of window dressing by companies may include advertising, selling, and marketing. In these cases, window dressing occurs when positive characteristics of products or services are a little exaggerated to increase demand for them while negative characteristics are not mentioned or kept hidden.
Mutual funds use window dressing when preparing periodic (quarterly, yearly) reports. Window dressing by mutual funds consists of selling underperforming stocks and buying well-performing stocks near the reporting period end. This practice makes a fund portfolio look more profitable and thus more attractive to its (prospective) clients.
A Guide to Window-Dressing was created in 1883.
A Guide to Window-Dressing has 80 pages.
I suggest salad dressing, or window dressing.
Window Dressing - 2012 was released on: USA: 2012 (internet)
A fenestrated dressing has a "window" in it, an opening that lets it fit around a tube.
Window dressing refers to actions taken or not taken prior to issuing financial statements in order to improve the appearance of the financial statements.
Creative Juice - 2006 Window Dressing 8-3 was released on: USA: 2008
A window dressing technique should showcase the window. A very tall window might look better if vertical blinds are used. Curtains layers and valances also look nice for any window. To downplay a very wide window, vertical blinds can work well, also.
Window Dressing - 2012 Venice and Western 1-3 was released on: USA: 19 November 2012
The usual costs for window dressing range from 25 to 50 dollars. The price depends on quality and the size of the product and might also depend on the brand.
A fenestrated dressing has a "window" in it, an opening that lets it fit around a tube.
Window Dressing - 2012 Til Beth Do Us Part 1-1 was released on: USA: 5 November 2012