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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 the “Riskless” (or Risk-Free) Rate of Return?

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Keywords: interest rates, stocks, benchmark, bonds, risk free rate, yield, risk premium, U.S. Treasury Bills, risk/return ratio,

What Does Market Risk Premium mean?

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Keywords: stocks, risk, U.S. Treasuries, market risk premium, yield to maturity,

What is the Size of our National Debt?

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Keywords: economy, U.S. Treasuries, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), fiscal year, money supply,

What is a Treasury Note?

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Keywords: bonds, U.S. Treasuries, government bonds, auction, interest rate risk, investment basics,

What is a Debenture?

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Keywords: bonds, U.S. Treasuries, interest, government bonds, collateral, debenture,

What Does Opportunity Cost Mean?

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Keywords: risk, U.S. Treasuries, risk free rate, opportunity cost, investment yield,

What are Mortgage-Backed Securities?

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Keywords: interest rates, financial crisis, U.S. Treasuries, Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS), 2008, mortgages, subprime meltdown,

What is a Fixed Income Security?

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Keywords: fixed income, interest rates, risk, U.S. Treasuries, fixed-income securities,

What are TIPS?

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Keywords: inflation, U.S. Treasuries, risk free rate, yield to maturity, Consumer Price Index (CPI),

What is a Billing Statement?

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Keywords: accounts receivable, billing, invoices, bills, credit cards, transaction history,

What is a Billing Cycle?

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Keywords: cycles, billing, invoices, bills, past-due amount, late charges, cash cycle,

Who is a Bill Collector?

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Keywords: bills, credit cards, past-due amount, consolidation agencies, account settlement, debt collector, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, payment-for-deletion,

What is a Settlement Date?

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Keywords: bonds, U.S. Treasuries, trade date, spot rate, debt settlement, types of trading orders,

What is a market-with-protection order?

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Keywords: limit order, types of trading orders, Fill-or-Kill (FOK), Good-til-Cancel (GTC), Immediate-or-Cancel (IOC),

What is the ‘Risk-Free Rate of Return’?

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Keywords: risk tolerance, U.S. Treasuries, risk free rate, Security Market Line (SML), Sharpe Ratio, treasury yield, risk-free asset,

What is a Bill of Sale?

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Keywords: loans, bills, absolute bill of sale, receipt, full consideration, conditional bill of sale, collateral, security bill of sale,

What is a Money Market?

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

What is the Federal Home Loan Bank Act?

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Keywords: treasuries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), mortgage lending market,

What is Accounts Payable for Accounting?

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Keywords: accounting, utilities, accounts payable, current liabilities, suppliers, bills,

What are Accounts Receivable?

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Keywords: interest, accounts receivable, current assets, billing, invoices,

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