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| Refers to an increase in value of an investment. |
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| Is income earned when the selling price is greater than the purchase price. |
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| Is a share in the ownership of a corporation. |
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| Is a portion of a company's earnings paid to a stockholders. |
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| Earn dividends declared by the company. |
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| Recieve regular dividends at a set rate. |
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| Is a formal market where securities are bought and sold by stockbrokers. |
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| Is an agent who buys and sells securities for clients. |
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| Is a certificate of debt issued by a corporation or government. |
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| Is created by pooling the money of many people and investing it in a colection of securties. |
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| Is the funds asset minus its liabilities. |
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| Is a type of mutual fund that deals only in high interest, short term investments, such as U.S. treasury securties, certificates of deposit, and commercial paper. |
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| is an extended period of consumer confidence and optimisim when stock prices rise. |
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| Is an extended period of uncertainty and pessimism when stock prices fall. |
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| Is a collection of securties and other assests a person owns. |
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| Refers to spreading risk by putting money in a variety of investments. |
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| Is a legal document that gives a detailed description of a security. |
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| Is a strategy of investing a fixed dollar amount at regular intervals, such as monthly, without regard to the price of the investment at the time you buy it. |
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| is a contract with an insurance company that provides regular income for a set period. |
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| Refers to the assets and liabilities a person leaves when he or she dies. |
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| Is a person appointed to carry out the terms outlined in thier will. |
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| Is a legal document stating a person's wishes for his or her estate after death. |
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| Is a person or institution named to manage assests on behalf of the beneficiaries. |
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| Or health care directive is a statement of instructions for specific medical treatment if a person becomes unable to make medical decisions. |
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| Is a legal document that gives a named trustee the authority to manage the assets in an estate on a behalf of the beneficiaries. |
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| Is the government institution that processes a decreased individuals will and estate. |
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