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What is the Hang Seng Index?

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Keywords: market indices, China, stock exchanges, foreign investment, free float,

What is Mutual Fund Classification According to Market Capitalization?

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Keywords: mutual funds, market capitalization, large cap, market cap, small cap, free float, mid cap, market exposure,

What is Weighted Average Market Capitalization?

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Keywords: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC), market cap, price-weighted index, float, cap-weighted index,

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 Rate Swap?

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Keywords: interest rates, over-the-counter (OTC), floating rate,

What is a currency peg?

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Keywords: hybrid securities, Currency, floating currency, pegged currency, exchange rates, currency peg,

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 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,

What is the Difference Between a Thrift Savings Plan and Other Retirement Plans?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, 401(k), matching contributions, flat contribution, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP),

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 are Bank Fees?

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Keywords: inactive account, overdraft, bounced check, maintenance fees, dormant account, wire transfers,

What is a foreign transaction fee?

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Keywords: transaction cost, fees, account fees, overseas, travel, currency conversion charges, dynamic charges, bank branches,

What are TIPS?

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Keywords: inflation, U.S. Treasuries, risk free rate, yield to maturity, Consumer Price Index (CPI),

What is a Monopoly?

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Keywords: supply and demand, vertical integration, price fixing, free market, competition, market efficiency, Apple e-books, Microsoft, Standard Oil, antitrust, horizontal integration,

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 market exposure?

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Keywords: assets, portfolio management, market, participating, risk free, participation limits, Diversification Score®, market exposure, inherent value,

B-/B3 — credit rating

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Keywords: treasuries, credit rating, junk bonds, S&P, high yield bonds, Moody's, Fitch, investment grade bonds, default rate, recovery rate, risk free,

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 is Cash Flow After Taxes?

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Keywords: cash flow, capital expenditures, free cash flow, EBITDA, debt ratio, debt service, Cash Flow After Taxes (CFAT),

Which is Better for Me: a Roth or Traditional IRA?

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Keywords: household income, taxation, retirement accounts, age 70 ½, tax-deferral, pretax, after-tax Roth, income limits, tax-free, after-tax, social security taxation, Adjusted Gross Income (AGI),

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