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| 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 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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| Receive regular dividends at a set rate |
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| A formal market where securities are bought 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 secutities |
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| The funds assets minus its liabilities |
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| A type of mutual fund that deals only in high interest |
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| An ectended period of consumer confidence and optimism when stock prices rise |
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| An extened period of uncertainty and pessimism when stock prices fall |
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| A coolection of securities |
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| A legal document that gives a detailed drscription of a security |
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| A strategy of investing a fixed amount |
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| A contract with an insurance company |
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| refers to the 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 |
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| A person or institution named to manage assets |
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| A statement of instructions |
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| A legal document that gives a named trustee |
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| The government institution that processes a deceased infividual's will and estate |
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