aggressive growth fund
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American Association of Individual Investors
American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) is a Chicago-based, investor more...
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American Stock Exchange
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arbitrage
Arbitrage is a financial transaction that involves a simultaneous purchase more...
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asset allocation fund
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assets under management
An important measure of the size of a fund or more...
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automatic reinvestment plan
An automatic reinvestment plan is an arrangement whereby a mutual more...
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average price per share
The average price per share is determined by dividing the more...
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back-end load
A back-end load is a sales charge or a commission more...
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balanced fund
A balanced fund is a mutual fund that invests in more...
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bid
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bid/ask spread
The bid/ask spread is the difference between the price sellers more...
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capital appreciation fund
A capital appreciation fund is a mutual fund that is more...
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capital gains distribution
A capital gains distribution is a distribution of income from more...
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cash equivalents
Cash equivalents are investments that are so liquid and so more...
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closed-end fund
A closed-end fund is legally known as a closed-end management more...
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CUSIP
CUSIP is an abbreviation for Committee on Uniform Securities Identification more...
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denomination
The word denomination has three distinct but closely related uses more...
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discount
A discount is a difference between the price paid for more...
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diversified investment company
A diversified investment company is an investment fund that adheres more...
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dollar cost averaging
Dollar cost averaging is long-term investment strategy in which a more...
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downgrade
A downgrade is a reduction in the rating awarded a more...
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dressing up a portfolio
Dressing up a portfolio refers to the practice of some more...
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ETF
ETF stands for Exchange Traded Fund. An ETF is more...
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Exchange Traded Fund
An exchange traded fund (ETF) is a pool of stocks more...
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expense ratio
The expense ratio measures the percentage of a mutual fund's more...
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face value
Face value is the nominal, or stated, amount of security. more...
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family of funds
A family of funds refers to a group of mutual more...
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financial analyst
Financial analyst is a finance professional who studies and reports more...
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front-end load
A front-end load is a sales charge or commission that more...
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fund family
A fund family is a set of related funds, usually more...
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fund manager
A fund manager is an investment professional, who manages the more...
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fund of funds
A fund of funds is an investment vehicle that invests more...
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growth and income fund
A growth and income fund is a mutual fund structured more...
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hedge fund
A hedge fund is a private investment vehicle for institutional more...
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hidden load
A hidden load is a charge that an investor pays more...
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in escrow
An item of value is in escrow when that item more...
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income fund
An income fund is a mutual fund structured to provide more...
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index fund
An index fund is a portfolio of assets with allocation more...
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institutional shares
Institutional shares are a class of shares made available by more...
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international fund
An international fund is a mutual fund that invests in more...
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intrinsic value
The actual value of a security, as opposed to its more...
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investment company
An investment company is a firm whose business is to more...
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load fund
A load fund is a mutual fund that charges a more...
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load-adjusted return
A load-adjusted return is the investment return on a mutual more...
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long position
A long position in the stock market means that an more...
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money market fund
A money market fund is open-ended and invests only in more...
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money market mutual fund
A money market mutual fund is a mutual fund that more...
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Morningstar Rating System
The Morningstar rating system evaluates mutual funds according to a more...
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mutual fund
A mutual fund is an investment company designed to pool more...
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mutual fund symbol
A mutual fund symbol is a group of letters and/or more...
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NAV
NAV (Net Asset Value) is a financial entity's assets minus more...
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Net Asset Value
Net asset value (NAV) refers to the assets of a more...
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New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is a for-profit organization more...
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no-load fund
A no-load fund is a mutual fund that is offered more...
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OTC Bulletin Board
The OTC Bulletin Board is an automated trading system managed more...
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portfolio manager
A portfolio manager is the asset management professional who makes more...
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quote
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rating service
A rating service is an organization that provides assessments of more...
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regional fund
The term regional fund indicates that an investment vehicle is more...
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sentiment
Sentiment is a measure of the bearishness or bullishness of more...
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stock fund
A stock fund invests primarily in corporate equity securities and more...
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value fund
A mutual fund that employs a value approach to investing more...
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Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska on August 30, more...
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wash sale rule
The wash sale rule is an IRS rule that prohibits more...
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Wilshire 5000
The Wilshire 5000 Index was created by Wilshire Associates in more...
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XAU Index
The XAU Index represents the symbol of the Philadelphia Gold more...
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