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Investing And estate Planning
investing
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Finance
10th Grade
03/26/2012

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Term
Apperciation
Definition
Refers to an increase in value of an investment.
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Capital Gain
Definition
income earned when the 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 compay's
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Preferred Stock
Definition
Receive regular dividens at a set rate.
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Securities exchange
Definition
A formal market where securites are bought and sold by stockbrokers.
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StokeBroker 
Definition
An Agent who buys and sells securites for clients.
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Bond
Definition
A certificate of debt issued by
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Mutual Funds
Definition
Created by pooling the money of many people and investing it in collection of securities
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Value(NAV)
Definition
Funds's assets minus it's liabilites.
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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, certificates of deposit, and commercial paper.
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Bull Market
Definition
A Extended period of consumers confidence and optimism when stock prices rise.
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Bear market
Definition
A Extended period period of uncertainly and pessimism when stock prices fall.
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Investment portfolio
Definition
A Collection of securities and other assets a person owns.
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Diversification
Definition
Refers to spreading risk by putting money in a veriety 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 rugual invtervals, such as monthly, without regard to the price.
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Annuity
Definition
A Contract with an insurance company that provides regular icome for a set of time,
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Estate
Definition
Refers to the assets and liabilites a person leaves when he or she dies.
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Executor
Definition
A person appointed to carry out terms outlined in will.
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Will
Definition
A legal document stating a person's wishes for hs or her estates after death.
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