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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 is a Variable Cost?

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Keywords: settlement, overhead, variable costs, cash, production costs, working capital, direct materials, operating cycle, fixed costs, labor,

What are Fixed Income Funds?

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Keywords: fixed income, mutual funds, preferred stock, short-term bonds, long-term bonds,

What is a Fixed Annuity?

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Keywords: annuities, insurance, variable annuities, SPIA, deferred annuities, fixed index annuities, guaranteed rate of return,

What is a Fixed Income Security?

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

What is Cost of Debt?

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

What is a No-Cost Mortgage?

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Keywords: interest rate, mortgage, real estate closing attorneys, home inspector, real estate closing, secondary mortgages, no-cost mortgage,

What is Adjusted Cost Basis?

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Keywords: cost basis, depreciation, capital expenditures, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A),

What is Cost of Capital?

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Keywords: Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC), cost of equity, cost of debt,

What is Abatement Cost?

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Keywords: technology, Marginal Abatement Cost (MAC), emissions tax, pollution, byproducts, abatement cost, environment regulations, carbon emissions, noise pollution, environment impacts,

What are the Different Types of Annuities?

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Keywords: annuities, insurance, lifetime income, variable annuities, fixed annuities, indexed annuities, period income annuities, SPIA, deferred annuities, joint-life annuities,

What Does Opportunity Cost Mean?

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Keywords: risk, U.S. Treasuries, risk free rate, opportunity cost, investment yield,

What is the relationship between major currencies in general?

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Keywords: commodities, currencies, currency correlation tables, currency pairs, scalping, fixed currency, floating currency, pegged currency,

What is a Home Mortgage?

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Keywords: notional principal, refinancing, float, mortgage, collateral, home equity, fixed-rate mortgage, Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI), mortgage refinancing, principal loan amount, fixed rate, floating rate,

What is dollar cost averaging?

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Keywords: hedging, Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA), opportunity cost, market downturns, intervals, market upturns,

Is my portfolio diversified enough?

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Keywords: fixed income, asset allocation, emerging markets, diversification, equities, small cap, growth stocks, Diversification Score®,

What is Maturity?

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Keywords: fixed income, bonds, bond, interest rate, principal security, investment basics, bond maturity,

What is Stagflation?

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Keywords: inflation, monetary policy, stagflation, production costs, manufacturing, transportation, oil prices, central banks, unemployment rate, oil and gas,

What is Required Rate of Return?

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Keywords: credit rating, risk free rate, supply and demand, required yield, cost of capital, bond issues, required rate of return,

What is Lifetime Cost?

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Keywords: household budgeting, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), loan officer, printer ink, car purchases, Customer Lifetime Value (CLV),

What is Net Income?

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Keywords: profits, overhead, corporate finance, net income, fixed expenses,

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