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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 Accounts Receivable Financing?

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Keywords: accounts receivable, inventory, financing, over-advance loan, payday-advance loans, factoring companies, debt collections, payment date,

What is Cash Budget?

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Keywords: bonds, accounting, cash flows, factoring companies, budgeting, cash roll,

What is active money management?

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Keywords: investment managers, emerging markets, active management, efficient market hypothesis, rebalancing, passive management, energy sector companies, Master Limited Partnership (MLP), sector funds, oil and gas, Diversification Score®,

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 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission?

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

What are Required Minimum Distributions?

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Keywords: IRS, income taxes, withdrawal factor, withdrawal divisor, RMDs, Roth IRAs, 401(k)s, traditional IRAs, age 70 ½, QLACs,

What is the Investment Company Act of 1940?

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Keywords: mutual funds, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Hedge Funds, Investment Company Act of 1940, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), '40 Act Funds,

What is a Limited Liability Company (LLC)?

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Keywords: dividends, liability, Limited Liability Company (LLC), self-employment tax, piercing the veil, partnerships, double-taxation, sole proprietors, corporations,

What are Sector ETFs?

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

What is a Life Settlement?

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Keywords: cost basis, settlement, treatment, income taxes, viatical company, third party owned life insurance, Stranger-Owned Life Insurance (STOLI),

How Do You Store Your Bitcoin?

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Keywords: hot wallet, cold storage, cold wallet, hardware wallet, 2FA, two-factor authentication,

What Kinds of ETFs Exist?

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Keywords: investments, market indices, hedging, Forex, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Futures, speculation, leveraged ETFs, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), options, interest rate swaps, sector funds, 2x ETFs,

How Do I Know that Life Insurance Companies are Reliable?

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Keywords: insurance, estate planning, Moody's, Fitch, BBB, agent compensation,

Can I settle my debts for less than I owe?

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Keywords: creditors, credit score, debt settlement, FICO score, settlement companies,

AA+/Aa1 — credit rating

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

How Does a 401(k) Work?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, broker-dealers, RMDs, ERISA, TPA, custodian company, participation rates, top-heavy testing, safe harbor plans,

What is Underwriting?

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Keywords: insurance, Initial Public Offering (IPO), securitized, investment banks, risk transfer, insurance companies, lending institutions, loan underwriting,

What is an Income Annuity?

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Keywords: annuity, life insurance, variable annuities, fixed annuities, longevity, insurance companies, joint-life annuities, mortality pool,

What is Mortgage Fallout?

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Keywords: secondary market, economics, Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO), production analysis, secondary mortgages, mortgage brokers, mortgage companies, production metrics,

What are Mutual Funds?

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Keywords: mutual funds, diversification, active management, index funds, sector funds,

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