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What are Consumer Discretionary Stocks?

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Keywords: stocks, consumer discretionary, recession,

What are Consumer Staples Stocks?

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Keywords: stocks, consumer staples, recession, market downturns, Unilever,

What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?

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Keywords: inflation, monetary policy, federal reserve, Consumer Price Index (CPI),

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 is Lifestyle Inflation?

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Keywords: saving for retirement, inflation, debt service, student loans, Marginal Propensity to Consume (MPC), induced consumption, autonomous consumption, standard of living,

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 are Federal Reserve Regulations?

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Keywords: bank regulation, capital requirements, consumer protection, stress tests, Federal Reserve Act,

What is the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC)?

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Keywords: consumer protection, Great Depression, FDIC, FHLBB, Savings and Loan Crisis, thrift savings and loan association,

What is Appraisal Fraud?

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Keywords: mortgage loans, lines of credit, consumer protection, real estate appraisal, real estate agents, home equity loans,

What is the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission?

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Keywords: energy, consumer protection, market manipulation, energy sector companies, electrical power companies,

What is Real Rate of Return?

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Keywords: risk tolerance, inflation, bonds, discount rate, taxes, buying power, time value of money, coupon rate, assumed rate of return, guaranteed rate of return, after-tax yield, long term financial planning, Consumer Price Index (CPI), real rate of return,

What is Inflation?

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Keywords: cost-push, demand-pull, Currency, Consumer Price Index (CPI),

What are TIPS?

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

What are Utilities Stocks?

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Keywords: stocks, utilities, infrastructure,

What are Sector ETFs?

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Keywords: investments, market industries, benchmark, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), alpha, index investing, sector funds, market exposure,

Which is Better for Me: a Roth or Traditional IRA?

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Keywords: household income, taxation, retirement accounts, age 70 ½, tax-deferral, pretax, after-tax Roth, income limits, tax-free, after-tax, social security taxation, Adjusted Gross Income (AGI),

When Can I Take Money Out of My 403(b)?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, ERISA, hardship withdrawals,

How is a 403(b) Different From a 401(k)?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, maximum allowable contributions, TSA, Fifteen Year Cap Extension Option, non-profit organizations, schools,

A+/A1 — credit rating

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Keywords: bonds, default risk, S&P, Moody's, Fitch, AAA-rating, investment grade bonds, Credit Rating Agencies (CRA),

What is a credit rating?

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Keywords: liabilities, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), bonds, risk premium, Standard and Poor's, Moody's, Fitch, Equifax, Experian, TransUnion, surety bond, NRSRO, Credit Rating Agencies (CRA), insurance contracts,

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