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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 does PIP mean?

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Keywords: Forex, basis point, percentage in point, mini-lot, micro-lot,

What is a pivot point?

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Keywords: technical analysis, stock market, day trading, support and resistance, pivot point, floor traders,

What is a Basis Point?

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Keywords: annuities, bonds, basis point, fixed-income securities,

What are Pivot Points?

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Keywords: benchmark, short-term trading, day trading, support and resistance, technical trading, pivot point, intra-day trading, chart analysis, Fibonacci, floor traders,

What is the High-Low Index?

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Keywords: bullish, bearish, record high, record high percent, Simple Moving Average (SMA), new lows vs new highs,

What Kinds of Overlays are Used in Chart Patterns?

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Keywords: volatility, chart patterns, technical indicators, MACD, volume indicators, trading volume, charting, bollinger bands, channel lines, pivot point, chartists, chart analysis, Ichimoku clouds,

What is Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP)?

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Keywords: liquidity, trading volume, moving average, weighting, pivot point, Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP),

What is Mortgage Par Rate?

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Keywords: discounting, Yield Spread Premium (YSP) points, discount points,

How is the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Calculated?

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Keywords: inflation, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI), Point-of-Purchase Survey,

What is Off-Balance-Sheet-Financing?

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Keywords: balance sheet, debt-to-equity, liability, off-balance sheet financing, joint venture,

What Payout Options Do I Have?

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Keywords: taxation, annuities, retirement accounts, lump sum, lifetime income, joint-life annuities, last-in first-out (LIFO), non-periodic withdrawals, asset preservation, asset protection,

Who Establishes a 401(k)?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, fiduciary standard, fiduciary, custodian, top-heavy testing, HCE, Average Deferral Percentage (ADP), sponsor, Department of Labor, administrator, bookkeeper,

What is an Income Annuity?

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Keywords: annuity, life insurance, variable annuities, fixed annuities, longevity, insurance companies, joint-life annuities, mortality pool,

Do I Need Life Insurance if I have an Annuity?

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Keywords: insurance, pension, estate planning, retirement income, joint-life annuities, joint annuitants,

What is a Lifetime Payout Annuity?

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Keywords: annuities, retirement income, life annuity, joint-life annuities, life with period certain, life only annuity,

What are the Different Types of Annuities?

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Keywords: annuities, insurance, lifetime income, variable annuities, fixed annuities, indexed annuities, period income annuities, SPIA, deferred annuities, joint-life annuities,

What is a Life Annuity?

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Keywords: retirement income strategies, life annuity, joint-life annuities, mortality pool, guaranteed lifetime income annuity,

What is Annual Percentage Yield (APY)?

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Keywords: savings, interest rates, debt, loan interest, agreement, yield, checking account,

What is the “Joint and Survivor” Option?

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Keywords: taxation, annuities, insurance, retirement accounts, retirement nest egg, lifetime income, longevity, guaranteed rate of return, payout rates,

What were the Biggest Single Day Market Moves?

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Keywords: market statistics, market performance, risk tolerance, volatility,

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