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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 the Unemployment Rate?

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Keywords: unemployment, unemployment rate, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, natural rate of unemployment, Milton Friedman,

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 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 Maturity?

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

What is the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)?

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Keywords: state unemployment benefits, business taxes, unemployment insurance trust funds,

What Does Market Risk Premium mean?

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

How Do I Structure My Bond Portfolio?

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Keywords: fixed income, portfolio management, interest rates, bonds, investment portfolio, bond ladder, barbell strategy, bond portfolio strategy, bullet strategy,

What is a Callable Bond?

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

What is Deflation?

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Keywords: profits, recession, deflation, unemployment, depression, central banks, Great Depression,

What is an Interest Rate?

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Keywords: bonds, interest rate, loans, provisions, cost of money,

What is a Rate Swap?

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

What is a Run Rate?

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Keywords: valuation, historical performance, treasury stock, warrant, employee stock options, employee equity incentive program, depleted, run rate, overhang, burn rate, grants,

What are Bond Ratings?

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Keywords: bankruptcy, fixed income, bonds, 2008, Standard and Poor's, Moody's, Fitch, AAA-rating, Enron, American International Group (AIG), BBB, investment basics, bond ratings,

What is Accrual Rate?

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Keywords: bonds, secondary market, accrual accounting, coupon rate, defined benefit pension plan,

What are Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs)?

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Keywords: volatility, bond, interest rate, mortgages, refinancing, Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO),

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 is the Discount Rate?

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Keywords: interest rates, federal reserve, discount rate, discount bonds, federal discount rate,

What is the Interbank Rate?

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Keywords: federal funds rate, LIBOR, prime rate, lending, overnight rate, central banks,

Whats is Commercial Paper?

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Keywords: interest rates, debt, commercial paper,

What is a Dividend Rate?

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Keywords: dividends, corporate bonds, preferred stock, dividend yield, common stock, dividend rate, dividend growth rate,

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