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Investment Terminology and InstrumentsBasics Investment Terminology Trading Bonds Mutual Funds Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)Stocks Annuities

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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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Keywords: S&P, Moody's, Fitch, insurance company ratings, debt issues, investment grade bonds,

What is Bond Yield?

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Keywords: secondary market, risk free rate, debt issues, required yield, current yield, yield to maturity, distribution yield, 30-day SEC yield, coupon rate, nominal yield, bond spread, bond yield,

What is the Equity Multiplier?

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Keywords: equity, credit rating, enterprise multiple, shareholder's equity, debt-to-equity ratio, EV/EBITDA, multiple, debt issues, capital structure,

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 was the Subprime Meltdown?

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Keywords: 2008, derivatives, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, defaults, high yield, subprime meltdown, solvency issues, subprime loans,

What is a Corporate Bond?

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Keywords: interest rates, debt, corporate bonds,

What is the Debt Ratio?

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Keywords: liabilities, risk, debt, cash flow, ratios, debt ratio, insolvency, debt financing, total debt, total assets, solvency issues,

What Does Debt Mean?

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Keywords: interest rates, balance sheet, debt, interest rate, investment basics,

What is the Interest Coverage Ratio?

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Keywords: interest rates, debt, loan interest rates, earnings, solvency issues, interest coverage ratio, debt service ratio, EBIT,

What is Credit Debt?

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Keywords: interest rates, debt, credit, credit debt,

What are Debt Ratios?

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Keywords: bankruptcy, assets, interest rates, risk, debt, debt ratio, canaries in a coal mine,

What is Cost of Debt?

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Keywords: debt, interest, tax deductible, cost of debt,

What is a Secondary Offering?

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Keywords: follow-on-offering, secondary market, new issue, dilutive, SEC registration, diluted earnings per share,

What is a Debt Settlement Company?

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Keywords: debt, credit score, credit ratings, credit cards, debt consolidation company, credit cousnelor,

What is Subordinated Debt?

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Keywords: default risk, tranches, junk bonds, high yield bonds, Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO), junior securities, solvency issues, moniker, unsubordinated debt, subordinated debt,

What is a Callable Bond?

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Keywords: interest rates, bonds, debt, bond, callable,

What is Bad Credit?

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Keywords: bankruptcy, debt, loans, Equifax, credit cards, FICO score, free credit report,

What is a Money Market?

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

What is Federal Debt?

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Keywords: China, Social Security Trust Fund, national debt, foreign currency markets, Japan, exporting,

What is foreign debt?

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Keywords: treasury bonds, national debt, trade deficit, hyperinflation, exporting,

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