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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

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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

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What is a Basis Point?

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Keywords: annuities, bonds, basis point, fixed-income securities,

What is a pivot point?

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Keywords: technical analysis, stock market, day trading, support and resistance, pivot point, floor traders,

What are Pivot Points?

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Keywords: benchmark, short-term trading, day trading, support and resistance, technical trading, pivot point, intra-day trading, chart analysis, Fibonacci, floor traders,

What does PIP mean?

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Keywords: Forex, basis point, percentage in point, mini-lot, micro-lot,

What is Adjusted Cost Basis?

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Keywords: cost basis, depreciation, capital expenditures, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A),

What are Accounting Methods?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), taxes, accrual accounting, amortization, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), depreciation, American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), CPAs, cash basis,

What is Mortgage Par Rate?

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Keywords: discounting, Yield Spread Premium (YSP) points, discount points,

How is the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Calculated?

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Keywords: inflation, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI), Point-of-Purchase Survey,

What Kinds of Overlays are Used in Chart Patterns?

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Keywords: volatility, chart patterns, technical indicators, MACD, volume indicators, trading volume, charting, bollinger bands, channel lines, pivot point, chartists, chart analysis, Ichimoku clouds,

What is Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP)?

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Keywords: liquidity, trading volume, moving average, weighting, pivot point, Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP),

What is a Bank Statement?

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Keywords: accrual accounting, cash basis, bank account, bank reconciliation statement, accounting period, balance,

What are the Basics of Stocks?

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Keywords: technical analysis, stocks, exchanges, secondary market, fundamental analysis, Initial Public Offering (IPO), securitized, investment basics,

What is an Income Annuity?

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Keywords: annuity, life insurance, variable annuities, fixed annuities, longevity, insurance companies, joint-life annuities, mortality pool,

How Do Deductible and Non-Deductible IRAs Differ?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, cost basis, Roth IRA, double-taxation, tax-deferral, contribution limits, qualified plans, income limits,

What is Off-Balance-Sheet-Financing?

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Keywords: balance sheet, debt-to-equity, liability, off-balance sheet financing, joint venture,

What is an Unrealized Gain?

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Keywords: stock tickers, cost of waiting, discounting, compounding interest, cost basis, taxes, downtrend, short selling, notional principal, investment basics, unrealized gains,

What is a Life Settlement?

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Keywords: cost basis, settlement, treatment, income taxes, viatical company, third party owned life insurance, Stranger-Owned Life Insurance (STOLI),

What is a Life Annuity?

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Keywords: retirement income strategies, life annuity, joint-life annuities, mortality pool, guaranteed lifetime income annuity,

What is a Lifetime Payout Annuity?

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Keywords: annuities, retirement income, life annuity, joint-life annuities, life with period certain, life only annuity,

What are Common Questions about Stocks?

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Keywords: stocks, technical indicators, trend reversal, investment basics, Brexit, random walk hypothesis, market timing,

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