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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 Buyback?

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Keywords: dividends, investor sentiment, sentiment, Earnings Per Share (EPS), share buybacks, tender offer, accelerated share repurchase, Stock Repurchase Agreements (SRA), insider trading, Regulation M, Rule10b-18, employee stock options,

What does 'Outstanding Shares' mean?

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Keywords: market capitalization, Earnings Per Share (EPS), stock issues, corporate finance, share buybacks, outstanding shares, buy-back,

What is an Accelerated Share Repurchase?

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Keywords: dilutive, covering a short, short position, diluted earnings per share, Earnings Per Share (EPS), share buybacks, investment banks, short-selling, buy-back, accelerated share repurchase, premium,

What is a Reverse Stock Split?

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Keywords: Stock, liquidity, bid and ask prices, stock price, outstanding shares, stock exchanges, eligibility requirements, SEC reporting, stock split, stock merge,

What is Dividend Per Share?

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Keywords: investing, dividend, dividend stocks, employee stock options, dividend per share,

What Rights Does Owning Shares of Corporation Give You?

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Keywords: preferred stock, secondary market, voting shares, board of directors, board member, elections, stock exchanges,

What are Fully Diluted Shares?

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Keywords: dilutive, supply and demand, diluted earnings per share, shareholder's equity, convertible securities, stock issues, warrant, employee stock options,

What is Sharpe Ratio?

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Keywords: risk-weighting, standard deviation, Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Security Market Line (SML), Sharpe Ratio, infrastructure,

What is Diluted Earnings Per Share?

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Keywords: windfall, assets and liabilities, death spiral, diluted earnings per share, shareholder's equity, convertible securities, dilution,

What Is Market Capitalization?

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Keywords: stocks, S&P 500, market cap, price-weighted index, cap-weighted index, outstanding shares,

What is secondary market?

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Keywords: secondary market, primary market, Initial Public Offering (IPO), waiting period, outstanding shares,

What is a Stock?

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Keywords: stocks, equity, debt, NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), common stock, secondary market, Initial Public Offering (IPO), voting shares, stock exchanges,

What is a price-weighted index?

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Keywords: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), market capitalization, index weighting, price-weighted index, stock price, outstanding shares,

What Are the Basics of Mutual Funds?

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Keywords: mutual funds, qualified plans, prospectus, breakpoint, share classes, no-load, separate accounts,

What is Common Stock?

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Keywords: stocks, risk, debt, preferred stock, common stock, convertible securities, outstanding shares,

What are the Expenses Associated with Buying and Owning Mutual Funds?

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Keywords: mutual funds, active management, passive management, expense ratio, share classes, CDSC (contingent deferred sales charge),

What is Minority Interest?

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Keywords: general business information, dividends, shareholders, corporate finance, business owners, voting shares, minority interest, controlling interest,

What is a Corporation?

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Keywords: Initial Public Offering (IPO), voting shares, board of directors, S-Corp, C-Corp, corporations,

Who is an activist investor?

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Keywords: value investing, voting shares, board of directors, proxies, corporate raiders, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), hostile takeover, stringent, Northern Pipeline, active investing,

What does 'Poison Pill' Mean?

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Keywords: corporate finance, business owners, voting shares, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), hostile takeover, strategies, poison pill,

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