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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 are Materials Stocks?

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Keywords: stocks, materials, infrastructure, raw materials,

What is the Cost of Goods Sold?

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Keywords: accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), inventory, overhead, gross margin, direct materials,

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 is Maturity?

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

What is a Market Maker?

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Keywords: securities, trading, broker-dealers, investment basics, market makers,

What is Yield to Maturity?

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Keywords: bonds, zero-coupon bond, yield to call, yield to maturity, investment basics, bond maturity, bond yield,

What is a market-maker spread?

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Keywords: stocks, liquidity, bid and ask prices, forex market, Designated market Makers (DMMs), market makers, appointment,

What does Bid Mean?

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Keywords: trading, bid and ask prices, investment basics, market makers,

What are Current Yields?

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Keywords: bond, market price, interest rate, yield, current yield, yield to maturity, bond yield, ytm,

What Does Market Risk Premium mean?

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Keywords: stocks, risk, U.S. Treasuries, market risk premium, yield to maturity,

What is Bond Yield?

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Keywords: secondary market, risk free rate, debt issues, required yield, current yield, yield to maturity, distribution yield, 30-day SEC yield, coupon rate, nominal yield, bond spread, bond yield,

What are TIPS?

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

What is Yield?

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Keywords: mutual funds, stocks, annuities, bonds, compounding interest, interest, dividend, yield, current yield, yield to maturity, nominal yield, effective yield, tax-equivalent yield, CD-equivalent yield, money market yield, roll yield,

What is market efficiency?

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Keywords: passive investing, active management, bid and ask prices, efficient market hypothesis, index investing, market makers,

What is an Income Trust?

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Keywords: mutual funds, REITs, Master Limited Partnership (MLP), grantor trust, Qualified Income Trust (QIT),

What are Utilities Stocks?

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Keywords: stocks, utilities, infrastructure,

What is a market-on-open order?

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Keywords: market orders, limit order, day trading, stock price, market makers, floor traders,

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 Callable Bond?

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Keywords: interest rates, bonds, debt, bond, callable,

What is a Home Office Expense?

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Keywords: deductions, tax deductible, self-employment tax, small businesses, self-employed, business taxes, home office, tax deductions, itemized deductions, self-employed individuals,

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