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A breakpoint generally refers to a level of investment at which the fee structure changes. For mutual funds, it can mean a level that triggers a reduced sales load.
An investor can either hit the breakpoint at the time of original investment or in some cases can sign a letter of intent to reach a certain investment level and qualify for the reduced fee that way.
There may be multiple breakpoints for an investment, with the fee falling at each one.
Average Directional Index is a technical indicator which plots the strength of a trend in a security. Trend traders can use the ADX to spot and confirm trends
A warrant is an agreement giving the holder the right to buy (or sell) a certain number of shares of a company
The Ethereum platform allows developers to use it as a coding environment and distribution network for applications built on the blockchain
A foreign fund is a mutual fund that invests solely in companies abroad, and does not invest in corporations in the US
Market Breadth is a descriptor that is used in several market indicators such as the daily breadth, the A/D Line...
Earnings season describes not one, but four times in a year, when corporations release their quarterly earnings reports
Account Number — Financial Definition
The Accounts Receivable Subsidiary Ledger is where all of the information related to all Accounts Receivable is reported
Before Lehman Brothers and Bear Sterns, probably the most well-known and publicized bankruptcy was the Enron scandal
Traditional IRAs, as well as SEPs, SIMPLEs, and 401(k)s are all taxed as income in retirement. Roth IRAs are not taxed