Why Are Administrative Agencies Sometimes Referred to as the "Fourth

question 51

Essay

Why are administrative agencies sometimes referred to as the "fourth branch of government," and is this an accurate representation?

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Definitions:

NAV

Net Asset Value, the total value of a fund's assets minus its liabilities, often used to determine the price of shares in a mutual fund or ETF.

Year-End Assets

The total value of all assets held by an entity at the end of a financial year.

Liabilities

Financial obligations or debts that a company or individual owes to others, which need to be settled over time by transferring economic benefits.

Closed-End Funds

A type of investment fund with a fixed number of shares, traded on the stock exchange, unlike open-end funds which continuously issue new shares.