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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

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What is a Distributed Ledger?

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Keywords: Blockchains, Cryptocurrency, blind signatures, database security,

What is the Difference Between a Blockchain and a Database?

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Keywords: database security, distributed database, cloud computing, trustless system,

What is Blockchain Technology?

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Keywords: Blockchains, blockchain technology, databases vs blockchains, introduction to blockchains, advantages to blockchains,

What are Marketable Securities?

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Keywords: securities, liquidity, market price, cash equivalents, Certificates of Deposit (CDs),

What is an Illiquid Security?

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Keywords: stocks, securities, liquidity, illiquid,

What is a Security?

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Keywords: securities, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), exchanges, liquid assets, over-the-counter (OTC),

What is the Investment Advisor Registration Depository (IARD)?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), FINRA, NASAA, Investment Advisers Act of 1940, IARD,

What is a Junior Security?

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Keywords: bankruptcy, preferred stock, common stock, shareholder's equity, owner's equity, senior securities, liquidation value, insolvency, junior securities,

Are Social Security Benefits Taxed?

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Keywords: taxation, social security, 401(k), municipal bonds, IRAs, qualified plans, muni bonds, income threshold limits, combined income, non-taxable interest, taxable income,

What does Equity or Security Mean in the context of Capital Markets?

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Keywords: fixed income, securities, investment portfolio, equity, shareholders,

What is the Investment Advisors Act of 1940?

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Keywords: securities, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), regulations, FINRA, Futures, SEC registration, financial institutions, Investment Advisers Act of 1940, IARD, Form ADV,

How Does Social Security Work?

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Keywords: social security, retirement income, age 70 ½, disability, SSD, SSI, survivors benefits, Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA), Normal Retirement Age (NRA),

When Will Social Security Go Bankrupt?

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Keywords: bankruptcy, pension, social security, disability, Disability Trust Fund, Old Age and Survivors Trust Fund, Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA),

How are Social Security Benefits Computed?

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Keywords: pension, social security, survivors benefits, Normal Retirement Age (NRA), Average Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME), PIA, spousal benefits, dependents,

How Much Does (and Will) Social Security Pay?

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Keywords: pension, social security, age 70 ½, survivors benefits, Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA), Normal Retirement Age (NRA), Average Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME), PIA, spousal benefits,

What Kinds of Social Security Benefits Exist?

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Keywords: social security, death benefit, Medicare, SSD, SSI, survivors benefits, Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA),

What are Asset-Backed Securities?

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Keywords: asset-backed securities, accounts receivable, securitized, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), debt issues, asset-backed loan, Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO),

What is a Fixed Income Security?

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

What is an Asset-Backed Security?

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Keywords: Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS), asset-backed securities, investing, tranches, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), prepayment risk, PAC, royalty income, financial guaranty insurance, Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO),

What are the Projections for Social Security Benefits?

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Keywords: pension, social security, Medicare, baby boomers, Alan Greenspan, Social Security Trust Fund,

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