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IntroductionMarket Abbreviations Stock Market Statistics Thinking about Your Financial Future Search for Advisors Financial Calculators Financial Media Federal Agencies and Programs

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 are Accelerated Benefits?

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Keywords: life insurance, contract riders, terminal illness, long term care,

What is an Accidental Death Benefit?

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Keywords: life insurance, double-indemnity, employee benefits, contract riders, insurance exclusions,

What is a Stop Limit Order?

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Keywords: buy-stop, sell-stop, automated trading, conditional orders, stop price, limit price, contract riders, trade tickets,

What Provisions Should a Long-Term Care Policy Contain?

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Keywords: medical expenses, contract riders, rider fees, long-term care insurance, insurance policy,

What are forward contracts?

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Keywords: over-the-counter (OTC), counter-parties, spot rate, forward contracts,

What are currency futures?

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Keywords: investment instruments, securities, money market instruments, Futures, over-the-counter (OTC), Currency, forward contracts, forex market, CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange), International Money Market (IMM), non-transferable,

What is an Abandonment Clause?

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Keywords: counter-parties, construction law, maritime insurance, property insurance, boat insurance, abandonment clause,

What is a currency forward?

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Keywords: investment instruments, Futures, currency forward, over-the-counter (OTC), contracts, interbank market, forex market, exporting,

What are the Expenses Associated with Buying and Holding an Annuity?

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Keywords: annuities, fees, financial vehicles, insurance companies, mortality and expense fees, fund fees, rider fees,

What is a Buying Hedge?

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Keywords: commodities, hedging, exchanges, Futures, over-the-counter (OTC), forward contracts, price risk,

What is Ethereum?

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Keywords: Blockchains, Cryptocurrency, Ethereum, Smart Contracts,

What is currency risk?

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Keywords: forward contract, futures market, forex market, currency risk,

What is commodity pice risk?

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Keywords: Futures, forward contracts, agriculture and mining industries, bottom line,

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,

What is a foreign currency swap?

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Keywords: zero-coupon bond, over-the-counter (OTC), forward contracts, foreign currency markets, currency swaps, forex market, off-exchange,

What is currency exchange?

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Keywords: market, Forex, derivatives, forward contracts, interbank market, spot trading currency, forex market, currency conversion charges,

What Can a Blockchain Do?

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Keywords: smart money, Smart Contracts, Distributed Applications, potential uses of blockchain,

Who is an activist investor?

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Keywords: value investing, voting shares, board of directors, proxies, corporate raiders, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), hostile takeover, stringent, Northern Pipeline, active investing,

Who Created Ethereum?

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Keywords: Smart Contracts, Satoshi Nakamoto, Dapps, Ethereum Project, Bitcoin Magazine, Vitalik Buterin,

What is Form 1099-R?

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Keywords: IRAs, rollovers, direct transfer, non-qualified accounts, Modified Endowment Contract (MEC),

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