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12th Grade
09/23/2013
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Asset Classes
 Definition
Seperate types of investment, such as stocks/stock mutual funds, bonds/bond funds, money market accounts, etc.
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Capital Gain
 Definition
When you sell a stock for more than you paid for it.
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Capital loss
 Definition
When you sell a stock for less than what you paid for it.
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Common stock
 Definition
A share in a company's assets and profits.
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Dividend
 Definition
Money paid by a corporation to each shareholder.
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Money Market
 Definition
A mutual fund or account that invests in short-term, liquid invesments.
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Mutual Fund
 Definition
A pool of stocks, bonds, and other securities managed by an investment company.
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Private Corporation
 Definition
An incorporated business that does not trade shares of stock on an open market.
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Public Corporation
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An incorporated business owned jointly by all stockholders.
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Rate of Return
 Definition
The annual amount of money an investment makes, given as a percentage. For example, a $100 investment that is $112 had a 12% return.
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Risk
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The chance that an investment may lose value.
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Return
 Definition
Monetary increase that an investment makes.
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Bear Market
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A time with generally falling stock prices.
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Blue Chip Stock
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Stocks issued by solid and reliable companies with long records of growth and stability.
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Bonds
 Definition
Money loaned to the government, corporations, or municipalities that pays the investor interest.
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Bull Market
 Definition
A time with generally rising stock prices.
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Defensive Stock
 Definition
Companies that produce staples(food, beverages, medicine, etc.)
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Growth Stock
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Stocks that do not pay or pay very little dividends.
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Investment Portfolio
 Definition
The collection of your own investments.
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Large Cap Stock
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Stocks of very large companies.
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Personal Investing Plan
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A collection of investments taliored to your investment risk tolerance and time horizon.
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Small Cap Stock
 Definition
Stocks of largely unknown companies.
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