IMF
The IMF, or International Monetary Fund, was conceived at the Bretton Woods UN conference in July 1944. The purpose more...
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implied volatility
The implied volatility of an asset is an estimate of volatility, or rate of price change, for the asset. more...
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in escrow
An item of value is in escrow when that item is transferred to a third party (an escrow agent) for more...
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in the black
In the black means to be profitable. The term in the black comes from the tradition of showing positive numbers more...
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in the red
In the red means to record a deficit or to be losing money. The term in the red comes from more...
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income fund
An income fund is a mutual fund structured to provide maximum income. To achieve this goal, an income fund selects more...
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income property
Income property is real estate held as part of an investment portfolio because of its particular cash flow characteristics. more...
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income tax
Income tax is tax levied against personal income or a business entity’s net profits. In the United States, the more...
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incubator
An incubator is an organization that helps a start-up business grow. The incubator typically provides office space and access more...
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index
An index is a hypothetical basket of securities or economic variables designed to track changes over time. The most common more...
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index fund
An index fund is a portfolio of assets with allocation rules that remain fixed regardless of market conditions, commonly for more...
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indicated dividend
The indicated dividend is the estimated cash dividends a stock will pay in the next four quarters, based on what more...
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indicated yield
The indicated yield is the indicated dividend for a share of stock divided by the stock price. Since the indicated more...
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indicator
Indicators are used by market timers to try and divine future market action. There are three primary varieties of indicators; more...
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individual investor
An individual investor is a person who manages his/her own money in order to achieve personal financial goals. Therefore, an more...
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individual tax return
An individual tax return is a tax return filed by an individual person rather than a business entity. An more...
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inefficient market
An inefficient market is one in which assets are underpriced or overpriced by market participants. According to the efficient more...
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inflation
Inflation is a broad increase in prices. In practical terms, inflation means goods and services are being valued as more more...
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inflation rate
The inflation rate is the increase in prices for a basket of goods and services expressed on a yearly more...
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inflation-indexed security
An inflation-indexed security is a stock or bond whose return is promised to be higher than the rate of inflation. more...
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inheritance tax
The inheritance tax is tax imposed on the heirs of the estate upon the transfer of assets from the deceased more...
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inside day
An inside day is a day in which a stock's price range falls inside the range of the previous day. more...
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inside information
Inside information is any kind of data pertinent to the inner workings of the corporation that has not yet been more...
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insider
Insider is an individual who is purview to corporate information that has not been made public. Any material information not more...
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institutional brokerage
An institutional brokerage is a an investment brokerage house or brokerage firm which has institutions as its clients. An more...
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institutional investor
An institutional investor is an organization that trades securities for investment purposes. An institutional investor can make investments utilizing its more...
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institutional shares
Institutional shares are a class of shares made available by mutual funds only to institutional investors. The owners of more...
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insurance agent
An insurance agent is an individual approved by the state to sell insurance products. An insurance agent is principally a more...
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insurance broker
An insurance broker is a professional that helps consumers and businesses research and select the best insurance policies for life, more...
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insurance claim
An insurance claim is an official request submitted to the insurance company demanding payment as per the terms of the more...
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insurance examiner
An insurance examiner is a professional charged with inspecting and examining insurance companies on behalf of the state. An insurance more...
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insurance policy
An insurance policy is essentially a contract between the insurer and the insured. The primary purpose of any insurance policy more...
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insurance premium
Insurance premium is simply an amount of money paid for insurance coverage. An insurance premium is an intrinsic part of more...
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insured mortgage
An insured mortgage is a mortgage with an insurance policy that insures the lender against the default of the borrower. more...
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interest deduction
An interest deduction is any deduction of interest payments that one can take on one’s IRS 1040 form as a more...
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interest-only loan
An interest-only loan is any loan that is non-amortizing, at least initially, meaning that payments cover only interest, not principal more...
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Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the branch of the US federal government that is charged with the assessment and collection more...
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international fund
An international fund is a mutual fund that invests in stocks and/or bonds of foreign companies. Some invest in only more...
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intrinsic value
The actual value of a security, as opposed to its market or book value, is the intrinsic value of more...
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inverted yield curve
An inverted yield curve is one where the most long-term rate is not highest. A completely inverted yield curve more...
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investing
In a business context, investing is the process of committing capital to purchase assets in exchange for the anticipated return more...
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investment
In finance and business, an investment is an asset purchased for profit, whether via income, or capital appreciation, or some more...
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investment adviser
An investment adviser is someone who recommends the best ways in which to invest capital. An investment adviser may work more...
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investment bank
An investment bank is an institution that performs a variety of financial services for corporations, individuals, and the government. The more...
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investment club
An investment club is a membership organization for investors. A typical investment club is usually oriented toward helping beginning more...
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investment company
An investment company is a firm whose business is to invest in securities. An investment company is also known as more...
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investment newsletter
An investment newsletter is a publication designed to help investors make informed investment decisions. An investment newsletter can be a more...
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investment philosophy
Investment philosophy is a general approach that directs the decisions related to the investing of capital. An investment philosophy embodies more...
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investment property
Real property owned by an entity for other than its own use is an investment property. In other words, more...
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investment return
Investment return is the change in value of the investment over a given period of time and is normally expressed more...
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investment strategy
An investment strategy is an investment approach taken to effectively allocate funds and assets for the purpose of reaching optimal more...
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investor
An investor is a person or entity that purchases assets with the objective of receiving a financial return. The assets more...
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invisible hand
Adam Smith coined the phrase invisible hand in his 1776 magnum opus, The Wealth of Nations. Usually stated more more...
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IPO
IPO is an acronym for Initial Public Offering. An IPO is the first sale of shares in a company more...
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IRA
An IRA - Individual Retirement Account - is a tax-sheltered investment account available to US taxpayers. Contributions to an IRA more...
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IRA rollover
An IRA rollover is a lump-sum distribution deposited from an existing retirement plan into an individual retirement account. The existing more...
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irrevocable trust
An irrevocable trust is a trust that once established, cannot be revoked, terminated, or changed in any way. This means more...
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itemized deduction
An itemized deduction is a deduction listed separately against a taxpayer’s adjusted gross income on his tax return. An itemized more...
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