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Investment PortfoliosModern Portfolio Theories Investment Strategy Practical Portfolio Management Info Diversification Ratings Activities Abroad Trading Markets

Investment Terminology and InstrumentsBasics Investment Terminology Trading Bonds Mutual Funds Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)Stocks Annuities

Technical Analysis and TradingAnalysis Basics Technical Indicators Trading Models Patterns Trading Options Trading Forex Trading Commodities Speculative Investments

Cryptocurrencies and BlockchainBlockchain Bitcoin Ethereum Litecoin Ripple Taxes and Regulation

RetirementSocial Security Benefits Long-Term Care Insurance General Retirement Info Health Insurance Medicare and Medicaid Life Insurance Wills and Trusts

Retirement Accounts401(k) and 403(b) Plans Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA)SEP and SIMPLE IRAs Keogh Plans Money Purchase/Profit Sharing Plans Self-Employed 401(k)s and 457s Pension Plan Rules Cash-Balance Plans Thrift Savings Plans and 529 Plans and ESA

Personal FinancePersonal Banking Personal Debt Home Related Tax Forms Small Business Income Investments IRS Rules and Publications Personal Life Mortgage

Corporate BasicsBasics Corporate Structure Corporate Fundamentals Corporate Debt Risks Economics Corporate Accounting Dividends Earnings

What is a Currency Transaction Report (CTR)?

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Keywords: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Suspicious Activity Report (SAR), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Bank Secrecy Act,

Is Bitcoin Legal?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Initial Coin Offering (ICO), distributed ledger, bitcoin regulation,

What are the FinCEN Guidelines Surrounding Cryptocurrency?

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Keywords: identity theft, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), money transmitter, federal and state registration requirements, Money Service Business (MSB), identity verification,

What is a Bond Ladder?

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Keywords: risk, bonds, income, bond ladder, interest rate, coupon payments, bond portfolio strategy,

What is an Interest Rate?

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Keywords: bonds, interest rate, loans, provisions, cost of money,

What are All-Cap Mutual Funds?

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Keywords: mutual funds, market capitalization, large cap, small cap, mid cap, nano cap, mega cap, all cap,

What is the Ladder Strategy for Structuring My Bond Portfolio?

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Keywords: fixed income, portfolio management, interest rates, bonds, investment portfolio, bond ladder, bond portfolio strategy,

What is a Mortgage Broker?

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Keywords: mortgage, mortgage loans, lenders, loan underwriting, mortgage brokers,

What is a Money Market?

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Keywords: securities, debt, money market instruments, treasuries, market exposure,

What is a Mortgage Rate Lock?

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Keywords: appraisal, mortgage loans, real estate closing attorneys, home inspector, lenders, mortgage companies,

How Do I Structure My Bond Portfolio?

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Keywords: fixed income, portfolio management, interest rates, bonds, investment portfolio, bond ladder, barbell strategy, bond portfolio strategy, bullet strategy,

What is the difference between active and passive money management?

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Keywords: market indices, investment managers, asset allocation, alpha, money manager, Warren Buffett, efficient markets, index funds, asset classes,

Who are venture capitalists?

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Keywords: asset allocation, alternative investments, startups, venture capital, seed money,

What is the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), fraud prevention, consumer protection, anti-trust laws, monopolies, national do not call registry,

What is a strangle?

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Keywords: bullish, bearish, strike price, options trading, strangle, straddle, in the money, Out of The Money (OTM), neutral strategy, calls, puts,

What is a Bond Purchase Agreement?

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Keywords: investment banks, dealer firm, selling agreement, firm-commitment, best-efforts, all or none, minimum maximum, market-out clause,

What is the XRP Escrow Lock-Up?

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Keywords: money supply, XRP, XRP Lockup, Bitcoin Mining Awards, cryptocurrency inflation,

What is a call time spread?

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Keywords: portfolio management, options, horizontal spread, net credit, options premium, calendar spread, money base,

What is Bad Debt?

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Keywords: credit rating, creditors, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (ADA), lenders, debtors,

What is Monetary Policy?

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Keywords: monetary policy, interbank loans, federal funds rate, prime rate, velocity of money, banking institutions, central banks, tight and loose monetary policy, money supply,

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