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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 a Loss?

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Keywords: investments, profit, losses, operating expenses, fiscal year, infrastructure,

How Does the Money in My 401(k) Get Invested?

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Keywords: taxation, retirement accounts, ERISA section 404(c), risk of loss, participant education, automatic enrollment, inherent value,

What is Stop-Loss Order?

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Keywords: losses, limit order, sell-stop, automated trading, conditional orders, covering a short,

What Does Capital Loss Mean?

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

What are realistic expectations for my portfolio performance?

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Keywords: market statistics, market performance, risk tolerance, portfolio performance, implied volatility, Diversification Score®, market exposure,

What are the Risks Associated With Stocks?

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Keywords: risk tolerance, volatility, asset allocation, stocks, S&P 500, risk and return, inherent value,

What does it mean to Accept Risk?

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Keywords: insurance, hedging, Initial Public Offering (IPO), securitized, risk premium, Credit Rating Agencies (CRA), inverse correlation, self-insuring, actuaries, accepting risk,

What is Profit and Loss (P&L) Statement?

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Keywords: profit, losses, balance sheet, corporate finance, corporate profit, financial statement, income statement, quarterly review, fiscal year, Profit and Loss Statement (P&L),

What is Risk?

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Keywords: insurance, risk, Beta, Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Security Market Line (SML), Sharpe Ratio, risk premium, market exposure,

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 a ratio call spread?

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Keywords: portfolio management, delta hedging, delta neutral, calls, puts, options, spreads, unlimited loss, limited gains,

What happens if I don’t diversify my portfolio sufficiently?

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Keywords: assets, portfolio management, asset allocation, diversification, risk, investment portfolio, diversifiable risk, Apple e-books, Diversification Score®,

What is Systematic Risk?

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Keywords: hedging, alternative investments, diversification, Beta, market risk, systematic risk, Diversification Score®, market exposure,

What is currency risk?

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Keywords: forward contract, futures market, forex market, currency risk,

What is Unsystematic Risk?

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Keywords: Beta, correlation, market risk, diversifiable risk, residual risk, systematic risk, risk return tradeoff, Diversification Score®, unsystematic risk,

What is market risk?

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Keywords: volatility, modern portfolio theory, systematic risk, risk return tradeoff, risk and return, Diversification Score®, market exposure, inherent value,

What is the Equity Risk Premium?

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Keywords: risk, stock market, Portfolio, Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), equity risk premium, inherent value,

What is Counter-Party Risk?

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Keywords: risk, default risk, counter-parties, counter-party risk,

What is alpha in investing?

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Keywords: investment, benchmark, Beta, risk ratio, excess return, index investing, integers, active trading,

What does diversification mean?

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Keywords: portfolio management, diversification, securities, risk, investment portfolio, diversifiable risk, Diversification Score®,

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