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| the increase in the value of an investments |
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| income earned when selling price 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 company's 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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| a formal market where securities are brought and sold by stockbrokers |
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| an agent who buys and sells securities for clients |
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| a certificate of debt issued by a corporation or government |
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| created by pooling the money of many people and investing it in a collection of securities |
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| the fund's assets minus its liablities |
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| 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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| an extended period of consumer confidence and optimism when stock prices rise |
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| an extended period of uncertainty and pessimism when stock prices fall |
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| a collection of securities and other assets a person owns |
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| spreading risk by putting money 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, such as monthly, without regard to the price of the investments at the time you buy it |
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| a contact with an insurance company that provides regular income for a set period of time, usually for life |
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| the assets and libilities a person leaves when he or she dies |
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| 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 manage 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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| the government institution that processes a deceased individual's will and estate |
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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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