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What is Bad Credit?

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

What is the foreign credit insurance association?

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Keywords: insurance, international trade, foreign currency markets, Ex/Im Bank, Export – Import Bank, foreign investors, foreign entities,

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 a Currency Transaction Report (CTR)?

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Keywords: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Suspicious Activity Report (SAR), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Bank Secrecy Act,

What can I find out about hedge funds?

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Keywords: alternative investments, speculation, Hedge Funds, alternatives, Dodd-Frank Act, SEC reporting, Bank Secrecy Act,

What is Bond Insurance?

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Keywords: insurance, default risk, asset-backed securities, corporate bonds, risk free rate, risk premium, treasury bonds, coupon rate, nominal yield, Credit Rating Agencies (CRA), municipal bonds, Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO),

What is a market-on-close order?

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Keywords: investment managers, institutional investing, market orders, limit order, mutual fund, day trading, index funds, trade imbalance, reports,

What is a Credit Crunch?

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Keywords: leverage, financial crisis, balance sheet, credit, central banks, Bear Sterns, Lehman Brothers,

Who is a Bill Collector?

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Keywords: bills, credit cards, past-due amount, consolidation agencies, account settlement, debt collector, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, payment-for-deletion,

What is Credit Counseling?

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Keywords: bankruptcy, debt collections, debt settlement, civil court proceedings, non-profit organizations, lending institutions, Department of Justice (DOJ),

Do I Have to Pay Taxes on My Bitcoins?

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Keywords: self-employment tax, self-directed IRA, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), tax reporting, convertible virtual currencies, property vs currency taxation, virtual currency as a capital asset, bitcointaxes,

What is the ‘Risk-Free Rate of Return’?

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Keywords: risk tolerance, U.S. Treasuries, risk free rate, Security Market Line (SML), Sharpe Ratio, treasury yield, risk-free asset,

What is a Letter of Credit?

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Keywords: risk, letter of credit, credit, bank guarantee,

What is Credit Debt?

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

What is an Account Balance?

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Keywords: savings, credit, in the black, in the red, checking account, personal accounts, business ledger accounts, current account, debit,

What is a 10-k?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), equity, annual reports, 10-K, 10-Q, due diligence, fiscal year,

What is Chapter 7?

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Keywords: bankruptcy, credit score, liquidation value, debt settlement, Chapter 7, Chapter 13, account liquidation, income threshold limits, debt obligations, bankruptcy filings, income test,

What is Acquisition Accounting?

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Keywords: goodwill, acquisitions, IFRS, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), IRS, intangible assets, accounting standards, business combination accounting, purchase method, acquisition method, negative goodwill, tax-free,

What are credit derivatives?

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Keywords: risk, bond, derivatives, derivative, credit default swaps, tranches, credit,

What is the “Riskless” (or Risk-Free) Rate of Return?

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Keywords: interest rates, stocks, benchmark, bonds, risk free rate, yield, risk premium, U.S. Treasury Bills, risk/return ratio,

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