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| Refers to an increase in the value of an investment. |
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| is income earned when the selling price is greater than the purchase price . |
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| is a portion of a compan's earnings paid to stockholders . |
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| earn dividends declared by the company |
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| reveive regular dividends at a set rate |
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| is a share in the ownership of a corporation |
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| is 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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| is a certificate of a debt issused by a corporation or goverment . |
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| is created by pooling the money of many people and investing it in a collection of securities . |
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| is the fund's assests minus its liabilities. |
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| is a type of mutual fund tha deals only in high interest , short-teerm investments , such as U .S. Treasury securities , certificates of deposit , and commerical paper . |
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| is an extended period of sonsumer confindence and optimism when stock prices rise |
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| is an extended period of uncertainty and pessimism when stock prices fall . |
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| is 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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| is a legal document that gives a detailed descripiton of a security . |
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| is a strategy of investion a fixed dollar amount a regular intervals |
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| is a contract with an insurance company that provides regular income for a set period of time , usuall for life . |
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| refers to the assets and liabilities a person leaves when he or she dies . |
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| is a person appinted to carry out the terms outlined in their will |
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| is a legal document stating a person's wishes for his or her estate after death . |
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| is a person or institution named to manage assets on behalf of the beneficiaries |
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| is a statement of insturctions for specific medical treatment if a person becomes unable to make medical decisions |
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| 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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| is the goverment instiution that processes a deceased individual;s will and estate |
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