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health insurance
Health insurance is a type of indemnity that provides financial protection against instances of injury or sickness by covering healthcare  more...
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Health Maintenance Organization
A health maintenance organization, or HMO, is a public or private organization that provides comprehensive medical care, based on a  more...
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hedge fund
A hedge fund is a private investment vehicle for institutional investors and high net worth individuals. In the US,  more...
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hidden load
A hidden load is a charge that an investor pays without realizing it. The charge from a hidden load may  more...
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high-ratio mortgage
A high-ratio mortgage is one with a high LTV, or loan-value ratio. Today, the high-ratio mortgage is defined as  more...
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high-tech stock
A high-tech stock is a publicly traded stock of companies in technology and electronics sectors. High-tech stock corporations are typically  more...
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historical data
Historical data is information about a company's past, such as its revenues, earnings, and stock price action. In a sense,  more...
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historical trading range
The historical trading range is the lowest and highest price at which a security has been sold. For example, say  more...
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holder of record
The holder of record is the name which appears on a company's records as the registered owner of stock. The  more...
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home equity
Home equity is the difference between a home’s value and any debt outstanding, such as a mortgage, for which the  more...
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home equity debt
Home equity debt is a loan that is secured by the borrower’s home equity (the home’s fair market value less  more...
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home equity line of credit
A home equity line of credit is a credit line against an owner’s home equity. Based on credit-worthiness, lenders may  more...
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home equity loan
A home equity loan is a broad term for credit extended to a homeowner secured by equity in residential real  more...
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home equity loan rate
A home equity loan rate is the interest rate on a home equity loan, which is a loan that is  more...
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home loan refinancing
Home loan refinancing is the process of paying off a mortgage with the proceeds from a new mortgage on the  more...
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homeowner's insurance
Homeowner's insurance is a type of insurance policy that indemnifies a homeowner against various losses. A homeowner's insurance policy  more...
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hyip investment
An HYIP investment is a High Yield Income Program. The allure of an HYIP investment is an unbelievably high  more...
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hyperinflation
Hyperinflation is the extremely rapid escalation of prices (typically more than 50% per month) for goods and services. The  more...
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