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Investment Terminology and InstrumentsBasics Investment Terminology Trading Bonds Mutual Funds Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)Stocks Annuities

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Corporate BasicsBasics Corporate Structure Corporate Fundamentals Corporate Debt Risks Economics Corporate Accounting Dividends Earnings

Why Do You Want to Own the Shares of a Publicly Traded Corporation?

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Keywords: dividends, investor sentiment, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), capital appreciation, stock swap, realized gain, buy low / sell high,

What is Capital Appreciation?

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Keywords: stocks, taxes, realized gains, realized losses, unrealized gains, unrealized losses,

What is an Unrealized Gain?

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Keywords: stock tickers, cost of waiting, discounting, compounding interest, cost basis, taxes, downtrend, short selling, notional principal, investment basics, unrealized gains,

What Does Capital Loss Mean?

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Keywords: capital gains and losses, securities, trading, losses, stock trading,

What does Capital Gain Mean?

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Keywords: tax-deferred accounts, real estate, capital gains taxes, profits, Stock,

What is IRS Publication 544 on Sales and Other Dispositions of Assets?

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Keywords: Fair Market Value (FMV), nontaxable exchange, like-kind exchanges, business interest, tax deductions, capital gains or ordinary gains,

What is Form 6781: Gains and Losses from Section 1256 Contracts and Straddles?

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Keywords: commodities, Forex, Futures, straddle, options, Section 1092, long term capital gains,

How to use a Gann Fan in trading

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Keywords: Fibonacci Retracement, W.D. Gann, Fibonacci Fans, Gann Boxes,

What are the Tax Implications for Making a Profit (or Loss) On a Stock?

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Keywords: capital gains and losses, dividends, taxes, tax loss harvesting, capital appreciation, income taxes, ordinary income,

What is an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)?

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Keywords: investments, market indices, mutual funds, capital gains and losses, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), tax-advantaged accounts, tax-efficiency, creation units,

What are index futures?

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Keywords: capital gains and losses, risk, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), margin, Futures, performance bonds, leveraged ETFs, index funds,

What is Return on Investment?

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Keywords: capital gains and losses, return on investment (ROI), return on assets (ROA), cost to benefit analysis, precious metals,

What is Dividend Arbitrage?

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Keywords: capital gains taxes, ex-dividend date, div-arb, dividend arbitrage,

What is Dividend Capture?

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Keywords: capital gains and losses, short term capital gains, short-term trading, arbitrage, efficient market hypothesis, dividend capture, ex-dividend date, record date, market psychology,

What is Turnover Ratio?

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Keywords: mutual funds, capital gains and losses, management fees, capital gains taxes, reference rate, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), short term capital gains, efficiency, inventory, mutual fund fees, income taxes, inventory carrying costs, warehousing costs, costs of carry, turnover ratio,

What is Book Value?

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Keywords: mutual funds, stocks, capital gains and losses, bonds, book value, Net Asset Value (NAV), goodwill, appraisal, patents,

What is a Variable Annuity?

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Keywords: capital gains and losses, annuities, insurance, surrender charge, non-qualified accounts, market exposure,

What is 'buying on margin' and margin trading?

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Keywords: capital gains and losses, securities, risk, Stock, margin, maintenance margin, margin call,

What is a Consolidated Tax Return?

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Keywords: capital gains and losses, IRS, subsidiaries, profit-sharing plan, state taxes,

What is Real Rate of Return?

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Keywords: risk tolerance, inflation, bonds, discount rate, taxes, buying power, time value of money, coupon rate, assumed rate of return, guaranteed rate of return, after-tax yield, long term financial planning, Consumer Price Index (CPI), real rate of return,

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