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| Refers to an 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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| Is 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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| Is 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 securities. |
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| The fund's assets minus its liabilities. |
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| A type of mutual fund that deals only in high interest,short-term investment,such as u.s. treasury securities,certificates of deposit,and commercial paper. |
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| An extended period of consumer confidence and optmismwhen stock prices rise. |
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| An extended period of uncertainty and pessimism when stock prices fall. |
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| A collection of securities and other assets a person owns. |
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| Refers to spreading risk by putting money in a variety of investments. |
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| A legel document that gives a detailed description of a securitiy. |
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| A strategy of investing a fixed dollar amount at regular intervals,such as monthly,without reguard to the price of the investment at the time you buy it. |
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