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| refers to an increase in the vaule of an investment |
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| income earned when the selling price is greater than the purchase price |
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| a share in the ownership of a corpation |
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| a portion of a companys earnings paid to stockholders |
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| earn dividends declared by the company |
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| recive regular dividends at a set rate |
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| is a formal market where securities are bought and sold by stockholders |
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| is an agent who buys and sells securitites for clients |
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| is a certificate of debt issued by a corpation or government |
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| is created by pooling the money of many people and investing it in a collection of securities |
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| the funds assets minus its libilities |
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| a type of mutual fund that deals only high interest,short term investments such as U.S. Treasury securities, certificates of deposit, and commerical paper |
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| is an extended period of uncertanity and pessimism when stock prices fall |
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| an extended period of uncertanity and pessimism when stock prices fall |
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| a collection of securities and other assets a persons owns |
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| refers to spreading risk by putting money in a varitey 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, such as monthly, without regard to the price of the investment at the time you buy it |
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| a contract with an insurance company that provides regular income for a set period of time, usually for life |
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| referes to the assets and libilities a person leaves when she or he dies |
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| a person appointed to carry out the terms outlined in their will |
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| legal document stating a persons wishes for his or her estate after death |
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| a person or institution named to mange assets on behalf of the beneficiaries |
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| a statement of instructions for specific medical treatment if a person becomes unable to make medical decisions |
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| a legal document that gives a named trustee the authority to manage the assets in an estate on behalf the beneficiaries |
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| the government institution that process a deceased individuals will and estate |
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