10-K
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10-Q
A 10-Q is a quarterly report required by the SEC more...
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ADR
An American Depository Receipt (ADR) is a negotiable, registered certificate more...
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advance/decline line
The advance/decline line is a technical indicator used to graph more...
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after-hours trading
After-hours trading is stock trading which takes place after the more...
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aftermarket
The aftermarket, also called the secondary market, is the market more...
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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
The American Stock Exchange is one of the largest organized more...
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AMEX
AMEX is the American Stock Exchange. AMEX is sometimes more...
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annual report
An annual report is a document that the SEC requires more...
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arbitrage
Arbitrage is a financial transaction that involves a simultaneous purchase more...
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average daily volume
Average Daily Volume is the cumulative number of shares traded more...
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balanced fund
A balanced fund is a mutual fund that invests in more...
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bellwether
A bellwether stock is a stock that is generally viewed more...
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bid
In practical terms, the bid is the available price at more...
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bid/ask spread
The bid/ask spread is the difference between the price sellers more...
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Big Board
Big Board is the nickname of the New York Stock more...
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Black Friday
Black Friday refers to September 24, 1869. On Black more...
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Black Monday
Black Monday, or October 19, 1987, was the day of more...
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Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday refers to October 29, 1929. Black Tuesday more...
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Board of Directors
Board of directors refers to a group of people that more...
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book value
Book value has two accounting meanings. Book value is more...
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broker recommendation
A broker recommendation is an opinion given by a broker more...
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bubble
In markets, a bubble is an extended period of extreme more...
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call price
The call price is the price at which an issuer more...
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Capital Asset Pricing Model
Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is a sophisticated mathematical method more...
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capitalization
The market capitalization (market cap) of a company is the more...
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Class A Shares
Class A shares of stock are generally thought of as more...
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Class B Shares
Class B shares are a classification of common stock that more...
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common stock
Common stock is a security representing a legal claim to more...
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composite
A composite, or composite index, is an aggregation of components more...
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conference call
A conference call refers to investors, media and interested parties more...
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consensus forecast
A consensus forecast aggregates the estimates of security analysts of more...
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consensus recommendation
The consensus recommendation is an average of analyst ratings on more...
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controlling interest
Controlling interest is simply an ownership status where a corporation more...
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convertible bond
A convertible bond is a debt instrument that holders can more...
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corporate stock
Corporate stock is the capital or monetary fund that a more...
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Crash of 1929
The Crash of 1929 took place from September through November more...
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Crash of 1987
The Crash of 1987, Black Monday, took place on October more...
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cumulative dividend
A cumulative dividend is a dividend that, if the company more...
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current yield
Current yield is equal to a bond’s annual interest payment more...
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CUSIP
CUSIP is an abbreviation for Committee on Uniform Securities Identification more...
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cyclical stock
A cyclical stock is one whose profits are highly correlated more...
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date of record
The date of record is the date that determines which more...
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DAX 100
DAX 100 is the abbreviation for Deutscher Aktienindex 100, a more...
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debt/equity ratio
The debt/equity ratio is a capitalization ratio. The debt/equity more...
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defensive stock
A defensive stock is one whose profits are minimally impacted more...
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delayed opening
A delayed opening is the intentional postponement of the opening more...
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delist
A public company is said to delist if it ceases more...
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denomination
The word denomination has three distinct but closely related uses more...
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depositary receipt
Depositary Receipt (DR) was created in 1927 to aid US more...
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derivative
A derivative, or derivative security, is an asset whose price more...
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Diamonds
DIAMONDS are Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) trading on the American Stock more...
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diluted earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share is earnings per share that fully more...
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direct purchase program
A direct purchase program allows an investor to buy stock more...
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Direct Stock Purchase Plan
A direct stock purchase plan (DSP) is a company-sponsored program more...
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director
A director is one of a group of individuals elected more...
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distressed security
A distressed security is a security belonging to a company more...
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diversified investment company
A diversified investment company is an investment fund that adheres more...
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dividend
A dividend is a payment by a corporation to its more...
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Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Under a dividend reinvestment plan (also known as a DRIP more...
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dividend yield
The dividend yield is computed by dividing the annual dividend more...
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DJIA
The DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average), also known as the more...
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Dow
The term “Dow” is usually used to mean the Dow more...
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downgrade
A downgrade is a reduction in the rating awarded a more...
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DRIP
DRIP is the acronym for Dividend Reinvestment Plan. In a more...
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earnings
In everyday speech, earnings is often used interchangeably with income more...
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earnings multiple
The earnings multiple of a stock, also called the price/earnings more...
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Earnings per Share
A company's earnings per share (EPS) is determined by dividing more...
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earnings report
An earnings report is an official document published by a more...
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earnings surprise
An earnings surprise occurs any time a stock's earnings do more...
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earnings yield
The earnings yield is earnings per share divided by the more...
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EDGAR
EDGAR stands for the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval more...
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Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), also known as stock purchase more...
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan
An Employee Stock Purchase Plan gives employee the opportunity to more...
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EPS
EPS is earnings per share, the net income a company more...
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equities
Equities is another name for shares or stocks. To have more...
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equity
In business, equity refers to value of ownership. The more...
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equity REIT
An equity REIT is a company which owns a portfolio more...
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equity risk premium
Equity risk premium is a premium return of the stock more...
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ex-dividend
Ex-dividend means a stock is trading without the rights to more...
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ex-dividend date
The ex-dividend date is the date on which sellers rather more...
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face value
Face value is the nominal, or stated, amount of security. more...
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Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae, or the Federal National Mortgage Association, is one more...
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) is a public more...
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Federal National Mortgage Association
The Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae, is one more...
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float
Float, also referred to as free float, is a number more...
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fractional share
A fractional share is a fraction of a share or more...
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FTSE
The FTSE Group (pronounced “footsie”) computes tens of thousands of more...
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fully valued
A stock that is fully valued is priced at a more...
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high-tech stock
A high-tech stock is a publicly traded stock of companies more...
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holder of record
The holder of record is the name which appears on more...
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in escrow
An item of value is in escrow when that item more...
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insider
Insider is an individual who is purview to corporate information 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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IPO
IPO is an acronym for Initial Public Offering. An more...
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large cap
Large cap is short for large market capitalization, which typically more...
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listing requirements
Listing requirements are the criteria set by a stock exchange more...
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long position
A long position in the stock market means that an more...
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majority ownership
Majority ownership is ownership of 50% or more of another more...
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majority shareholder
In corporate governance, a majority shareholder is a shareholder that more...
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market capitalization
Market capitalization is the number of shares outstanding times the more...
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minority ownership
Minority ownership is ownership of less than 50% of a more...
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mortgage-backed security
A mortgage-backed security (MBS) is a security based upon a more...
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Mr. Market
Mr. Market is a metaphore created by investor Benjamine Graham. more...
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mutual fund
A mutual fund is an investment company designed to pool more...
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Nasdaq
As the world's largest electronic stock market, Nasdaq executes hundreds 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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Nifty Fifty
The Nifty Fifty were fifty blue chip stocks that enjoyed more...
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orphan stock
An orphan stock is a stock that is not preferred more...
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OTC Bulletin Board
The OTC Bulletin Board is an automated trading system managed more...
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payback period
In corporate finance, the payback period is a simple measure more...
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PEG ratio
The PEG ratio is a formula used to estimate a more...
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preferred shares
Preferred shares are a hybrid form of capital that have more...
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price to cash flow ratio
The price to cash flow ratio is computed as the more...
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price to sales ratio
The price to sales ratio (PSR) is computed as the more...
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profit and loss statement
The profit and loss statement (or income statement, or P&L) more...
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proxy statement
A proxy statement contains information regarding an issue that needs more...
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proxy vote
A proxy vote is a vote by one entity on more...
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public company
A public company is a company that has issued securities more...
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public offering
A public offering is an invitation to participate in a more...
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quant
On Wall Street, a quant is an expert in quantitative more...
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quantitative analysis
Quantitative analysis is a process of disseminating financial data in more...
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quote
In the financial markets, a quote is the price at more...
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rating service
A rating service is an organization that provides assessments of more...
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Return on Assets
Return on assets is net income divided by total assets. more...
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Return on Equity
Put simply, return on equity is net income divided by more...
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reverse split
A reverse split is a reduction in the number of more...
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sentiment
Sentiment is a measure of the bearishness or bullishness of more...
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shareholder
A shareholder is an individual or organization owning stock in more...
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shareholder of record
The shareholder of record is the person named on the more...
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stock
Stock is a security issued in the form of shares more...
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stock buyback
A stock buyback occurs when a company repurchase their own more...
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stock dividend
A stock dividend is a dividend that is paid in more...
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stock exchange
Stock exchanges are responsible for listing and trading the stocks more...
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stock split
A stock split occurs when a company releases additional stock more...
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stock symbol
Stock symbol refers to the identifying letter code for a more...
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stockholder
A stockholder, or shareholder, is an individual or organization owning more...
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stockholder of record
The stockholder of record is the registered owner of a more...
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story stock
A story stock is one that trades primarily on expectations more...
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technical analysis
Technical Analysis is a method of forecasting prices of stocks, more...
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technical analyst
A technical analyst believes that prices move in predictable patterns, more...
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ticker symbol
A ticker symbol is a combination of letters used to more...
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UIT
An investment product that consists of a diversified basket of more...
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value stock
A value stock is a stock that, in the opinion more...
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venture capital firm
A venture capital firm is an investment company that invests more...
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Wall Street
Wall Street is a street in downtown New York City more...
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Wall Street analyst
A Wall Street analyst is a security analyst who works more...
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wallflower
A wallflower stock is one that has been largely ignored more...
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warrant
A warrant, or stock warrant, is a security issued by 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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widow-and-orphan stock
A widow-and-orphan stock is a low risk stock that pays 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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yield
In general, yield is a term that defines a return more...
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