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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 is foreign aid?

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Keywords: World Bank, IMF, developing countries, United Nations (UN), Doctors Without Borders,

What are Envelopes and Trading Bands?

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Keywords: trends, moving average, trade indicator, technical trading, trading bands, envelopes,

Why do ICOs Matter to Ethereum and Bitcoin?

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Keywords: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Initial Coin Offering (ICO), ERC 20, open-source developments,

What is an FHA Loan?

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Keywords: Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), first-time homebuyers, low income homebuyers, FHA loans,

What is Counter-Party Risk?

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Keywords: risk, default risk, counter-parties, counter-party risk,

What is IRS Publication 535, Business Expenses?

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Keywords: overhead, depreciation, inventory carrying costs, capital expenses, cost of sales, Research and Development (R&D),

What is a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage?

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Keywords: Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), reverse mortgage,

What is a Reverse Mortgage?

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Keywords: home equity, Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM), senior citizens, reverse mortgage,

Bitcoin’s Source Code, Part 2: What Does It Mean That Bitcoin Is Open-Source?

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Keywords: Bitcoin Cash, bitcoin fork, Segwit, ad-hocracy, meritocracy, crowd-sourced, open-source developments,

What does Over-the-Counter (OTC) mean?

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Keywords: bonds, over-the-counter (OTC), penny stocks, pink sheets,

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 FOREX?

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Keywords: currencies, hedging, interbank loans, Forex, over-the-counter (OTC), interbank market, overnight trading, forex market,

What are forward contracts?

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

What is a Swap?

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Keywords: hedging, swaps, over-the-counter (OTC), interest rate swaps, market exposure,

What is an Adjunct Account?

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Keywords: balance sheet, bonds payable, selling at a premium, contra account, discount bonds, balance sheet account, carrying amount, valuation account, costs of carry, premium,

How Do Ethereum Smart Contracts Work?

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Keywords: internet, counter-party risk, DAO, tokenization, oracle, notarization, the internet of things, microtransactions,

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 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 a derivative?

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Keywords: hedging, security, implied volatility, derivatives, interest rate, derivative, speculation, over-the-counter (OTC),

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