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| AN INCREASE IN THE VALUE OF AN INVESTMENT |
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| Income earned from selling an asset for more than the purchase price |
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| a share in ownership of a corporation |
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| a portion of a companys earnings paid to stockholders |
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| stock that pays diviends declared by the company and gives stockholders certain voting rights |
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| Stock that pays regular dividends at a set rate |
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| A formal market where securtities are bought and sold by stockbrokers |
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| An agent who buys and sells securities for client |
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| A certificiate of debt issued by a corporation or government that entitles the bond holders to set a rate |
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| An investment created by pooling the moneyof many people and investing it in a collection of several securities |
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| A mutual funds assests minus its liabilites.Also called current market value |
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| Deals only in high interest,short term investment such as U.S |
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| Term for the market when investors are confident in the enocomy and stock prices are rising. |
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| Term for the market when investors feel insecure and stock prices fall |
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| The collection of securitites and other assets a person owns |
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| Spreading risk by putting monney in a variety of investments |
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| A legal document that gives a detailed description of a security |
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| A strategy of investing a fixed dollar amount at regular intervals |
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| A contract with an insurance company that provides income for a set period of time or for life |
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| The possessions ,such as propterty,savings,investments,and insurance benefits,a person leaves when he or she dies |
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| A person appointed to carry out the terms outlined in a will |
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| is a legal document stating a persons wishes for his or her estate after death |
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| a person or institution named to managed assets on behalf of the beneficiaries |
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| Instructions for specific medical treatment if a person becomes unable to make medical decisions |
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| 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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| the government institution that processes a deceased indiidual will and estate |
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