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investing and estate planning
Personal Finance
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Finance
9th Grade
03/26/2012

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appreciation
Definition
the increase in the value of an investments
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Capital gain
Definition
income earned when selling price is greater than the purchase price
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Stock
Definition
a share in the ownership of a corporation
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Dividend
Definition
a portion of a company's earnings paid to stockholders
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Common stock
Definition
earn dividends declared by the company
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Preferred stock
Definition
recieve regular dividends at a set rate
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Securities exchange
Definition
a formal market where securities are brought and sold by stockbrokers
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stockbroker
Definition
an agent who buys and sells securities for clients
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Bond
Definition
a certificate of debt issued by a corporation or government
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mutual fund
Definition
created by pooling the money of many people and investing it in a collection of securities
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net asset value (NAV)
Definition
the fund's assets minus its liablities
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money market fund
Definition
a type of mutual fund that deals only in high interest, short-term investments, such as U.S. Treasury securities, certificates of deposit, and commercial paper
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Bull Market
Definition
an extended period of consumer confidence and optimism when stock prices rise
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Bear market
Definition
an extended period of uncertainty and pessimism when stock prices fall
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investments portfolio
Definition
a collection of securities and other assets a person owns
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Diversification
Definition
spreading risk by putting money in a variety of investments
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Prospectus
Definition
a legal document that gives a detailed description of a security
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Dollar-cost averaging
Definition
a strategy of investing a fixed dollar amount at regular intervals, such as monthly, without regard to the price of the investments at the time you buy it
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annuity
Definition
a contact with an insurance company that provides regular income for a set period of time, usually for life
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estate
Definition
the assets and libilities a person leaves when he or she dies
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executor
Definition
a person appointed to carry out the terms outlined in their will
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will
Definition
a legal document stating a persons wishes for his or her estate after death
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trustee
Definition
a person or institution named to manage assets on behalf of the beneficiaries
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living will
Definition
a statement of instructions for specific medical treatment if a person becomes unable to make medical decisions
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Probate court
Definition
the government institution that processes a deceased individual's will and estate
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Trust
Definition
a legal document that gives a named trustee the authority to manage the assets in an estate on behalf of the beneficiaries
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