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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 an Investment Bank?

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Keywords: stocks, bonds, derivatives, Initial Public Offering (IPO), investment banks, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs,

What is Investment Banking?

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Keywords: trading, trading volume, new issue, Initial Public Offering (IPO), investment banks, Volcker Rule, Hedge Funds, banking institutions, Glass-Steagall Act, loan underwriting,

What do I need to know about investing in FOREX?

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Keywords: investments, volatility, currencies, Forex, daily trading volume, banking institutions, overnight market, international investment banks, forex hedging, bottom line,

What is the Inverted Cup-and-Handle (Bearish) Pattern?

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Keywords: chart patterns, downtrend, bearish, put option, stop-limit order, short position, short-selling, cups and saucers, inverted, breakout, Cup-and-Handle,

What is an Accelerated Share Repurchase?

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Keywords: dilutive, covering a short, short position, diluted earnings per share, Earnings Per Share (EPS), share buybacks, investment banks, short-selling, buy-back, accelerated share repurchase, premium,

What is a Bond Purchase Agreement?

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Keywords: investment banks, dealer firm, selling agreement, firm-commitment, best-efforts, all or none, minimum maximum, market-out clause,

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 Investment Banker?

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Keywords: investment banks, Volcker Rule, commercial banking, Glass-Steagall Act, iBanking,

What is a REIT?

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Keywords: alternative investments, diversification, real estate, REITs,

What is a Leveraged Loan?

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Keywords: risk tolerance, leverage, risk, loans, investment banks, leveraged instruments,

What is a currency basket?

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Keywords: currencies, benchmark, monetary policy, Forex, international investment banks, International Monetary Fund, Europe, Asia, unit of account,

What Does Ripple Do?

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Keywords: interbank market, cross-border payments, liquidity problems in international business,

How is Ripple Different Than Bitcoin and Ethereum?

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Keywords: decentralized network, trustless system, open-source, private blockchains, banks and blockchains, permissioned blockchains,

What are Risk-Weighted Assets?

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Keywords: banking, bank regulation, risk-weighting, corporate bonds, Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio, Basel Accords, capital requirements, capital asset ratio,

What are the pros and cons of hedge fund investing?

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Keywords: mutual funds, hedging, alternative investments, liquidity, Hedge Funds, financial vehicles, transparency, prospectus,

What is a Yield Curve?

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Keywords: fixed income, interest rates, bonds, yield curve, inverted,

What is a Bank Guarantee?

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Keywords: insurance, international trade, letter of credit, banker's acceptances, surety, bank guarantee,

What are International Equity Funds?

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Keywords: mutual funds, hedging, international mutual fund, currency risk,

What is Bank Credit?

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Keywords: economics, loans, credit score, banking institutions, FICO score,

What are Bank Deposits?

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Keywords: liabilities, paid-in capital, Tier 1 reserves, Reserve Requirements, electronic banking, automatic bill payment, deposits, bank statement,

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