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12th Grade
03/26/2012

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appreciation
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refers to an increase in the value of an investment
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captial gain
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is the income earned when the selling price is greater thanthe purchase price
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stock
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is a share in the ownership of a corporation.
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dividend
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is a portion of a company's earnings paid stockholders
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common stock
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earn dividends declared by the company
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preferred stock
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recive regular dividend at a set rate
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securities exchange
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is a formal market where securities are bought and sold by stockholders
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stockholder
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is angent who buys and sells securities for clients
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bond
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is a certificate of debt issued by a corporation or government
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mutual fund
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is createwd by pooling the money of many people and investing it in a collection of securities
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net asset value (NAV)
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is the funds assets minus its liabilities
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money market fund
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is a type of mutual fund that deals only in high intrest, short-term investments, such as U.S. Treasury securities
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bull market
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is an extended period of consumer confidence and optimism when stock prices rise
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bear market
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exteneded period of uncertainty and pessimism when stock prices fall
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investment portfolio
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diversification
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prospectus
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dollar- cost averaging
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annuity
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estate
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executor
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will
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trustee
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a person or insttution named to manage assets on be half of benifiticaries
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living will
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a statement of instrutrions for specific medical treatment if a person becomes unable to make medical decisons
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trust
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is a legal document that gives a named trustee the authority to manage the assets in an estate
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probate court
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the government institution that procecesses adeceased individuals will and estate
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