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| An increase in the value 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 th ownership of a corporation |
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| A portion of a compony'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 fo market where are bought by stockbrokers |
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| An agent who buys and sels 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 it's liabilities. |
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| A type of mutual fund that deals only in high interest, short term investmentss |
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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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| Refers to spreading risk by pitting money variety of investments. |
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| A legal document that gives a detailed description of a security. |
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| A stagety of investmenting a fixed dollar amount at regular interval, such as monthly, without reguard to the investment at the time you buy it. |
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| A contract with an insurance compony that provides regular income for a set period of time, usually for life. |
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| refers to assets and liabilities 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 person's 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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| Instuctionsof medical treatment if a person make medical decisions |
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| A legal document that gives a named trustee the authority the manage the assets in an estate on behalf of the beneficiaries. |
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| The government institution that processes a deceased individuals's will and estate. |
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