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03/26/2012

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Term
Appreciation
Definition
to the increasein the value of an investment.
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Capital gain
Definition
is income earned when the selling price is greater than the purchase pric.
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Stock
Definition
is a share in the ownship of a corpration.
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Divided
Definition
is a portion of a company's earnings paid to stockholders.
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Common stock
Definition
earns divideds at set rate.
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Preferred stock
Definition
receive regular dividends at a set rate.
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Securities exchange
Definition
is a a formal market where securities are bought and sold by stockbrokers.
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stockbroker
Definition
is a agent who buys and sells securities for clients.
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Bond
Definition
is a certificate of debt issued by a corporation or government
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Mutual fund
Definition
is created by pooling the money of many people and investing it in a collection of securities.
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Net asset value
Definition
is a fund's assets minus its liabities.
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Money market fund
Definition
is a type of mutual fund that deals only in high interest,short-term investments.
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bull market
Definition
is extended period of consumer confidence and optimism when stock prices rise.
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bear maket
Definition
is an extended period of uncertainty and pessism when stock prices fall.
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Investment portfolio
Definition
is a collection of securites and other assets a person owns.
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Diversification
Definition
refers to spreading risk by putting money in a varity of investments.
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Prospectus
Definition
is a legal document that gives a detailed descrption of a sedurity.
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Dollar-cost averaging
Definition
is a strategy of investing a fixed dollar amount at regualr intervals.
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Estate
Definition
refers to the assets and liabilites a person leaves when he or she dies
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Excutor
Definition
is a person appointed to carry out the terms outlined in their will.
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Will
Definition
is a legal document stating a person's wishes for his or her estate after death.
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Trustee
Definition
is a person of institution named to manage assets on behalf of the beneficiaries.
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living Will
Definition
is a statement of instrutions for specific medical treatment if a person becomes unable to make medical decisions.
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Trust
Definition
is 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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Probate court
Definition
is the government instition that processes a decreased individual's will and estate.
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annuity
Definition
a set period of time usually for life.
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