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| an increase in the value tof an investment |
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| is income earned when the selling prive is greater than the purchase price |
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| a share in the ownership of a corporation |
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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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| recieve regular dividends at a set rate |
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| is a formal market where securities are bought |
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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 goverment |
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| created by pooling the money of many people and investing it in a collection of securities |
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| is the funds assets minus its liabilities |
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| type of mutual fund that deals only in high interest, shot-term investments, such as U.S treasurt securites |
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| is an extended period of consumer confidence and optimism 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 collevtion of securities and other assets a person owns |
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| to spreading risk by puttin money in a variety of investments |
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| legal document that gives a detailed description of a security |
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| is a strategy of investing a fixed dollar amount atrregular intervals such as montyh 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 of time |
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| 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 their will |
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| a 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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| statment of instructions for specific medical treatment if a person cecomes 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 of the beneficiaries |
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| is the goverement institution that processes a deceased individual will and estate |
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