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Investing
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Finance
12th Grade
05/06/2013

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Term
Return
Definition
To give back.
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Volatility
Definition
A statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index.
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Risk
Definition
A situation involving exposure to danger.
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Diversification
Definition
A risk management technique that mixes a wide variety of investments within a portfolio.
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Portfolio
Definition
1.A large, thin, flat case for loose sheets of paper such as drawings or maps.
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Investment club
Definition
A group of people who pool their money to make investments.
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Pension Plan
Definition
1.A regular payment made during a person's retirement from an investment fund to which that person or their employer.
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401(k) plan
Definition
A defined contribution plan offered by a corporation to its employees, which allows employees to set aside tax-deferred income
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IRA
Definition
1.Individual retirement account.
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Roth IRA
Definition
An individual retirement account allowing a person to set aside after-tax income up to a specified amount each year.
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Keogh plan
Definition
a tax-deferred pension plan for employees of unincorporated businesses or for self-employed persons.
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Stock
Definition
The goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a business or warehouse and available for sale or distribution.
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Shares
Definition
Shares outstanding are common shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors.
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Shareholders
Definition
An owner of shares in a company.
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Stock Market
Definition
A stock exchange.
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Stock Exchange
Definition
1.A market in which securities are bought and sold: "the company was floated on the Stock Exchange".
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Dividend
Definition
1.A sum of money paid regularly (typically quarterly) by a company to its shareholders out of its profits (or reserves).
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Stockbroker
Definition
A broker who buys and sells securities on a stock exchange on behalf of clients.
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Bonds
Definition
In finance, a bond is an instrument of indebtedness of the bond issuer to the holders.
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Mutual Fund
Definition
An investment program funded by shareholders that trades in diversified holdings and is professionally managed.
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Prospectus
Definition
A printed document that advertises or describes a school, commercial enterprise, forthcoming book, etc.,
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Annuity
Definition
1.A fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life.
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Real Estate
Definition
real property: property consisting of houses and land.
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Commodities
Definition
1.A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee.
2.A useful or valuable thing, such as water or time.
Term
Estate
Definition
1.An area or amount of land or property, in particular.
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Estate Planning
Definition
Estate planning is the process of anticipating and arranging for the disposal of an estate
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Will
Definition
The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action
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Executor
Definition
1.A person or institution appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of their will.
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Beneficiary
Definition
A person who derives advantage from something, esp. a trust, will, or life insurance policy.
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Intestate
Definition
Not having made a will before one dies.
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Living trust
Definition
a trust created and operating during the grantor's lifetime.
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Power Of Attorney
Definition
1.The authority to act for another person in legal or financial matters.
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LIving will
Definition
A written statement detailing a person's desires regarding their medical treatment in circumstances in which they are no longer able
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