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1%/10 net 30
1%/10 net 30 represent payment terms for a commercial transaction. The 1% in 1%/10 net 30 is the discount percentage;  more...
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10-K
The 10-K is a report that publicly traded companies must file each year with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The  more...
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10-Q
A 10-Q is a quarterly report required by the SEC for publicly traded companies. The 10-Q ordinarily includes financial statements  more...
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10-year Treasury Note
A 10-year Treasury Note represents debt owed by the United States Treasury to the public. Since the U.S. government is  more...
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1031 exchange
For tax purposes, a 1031 exchange is a real estate transaction involving the sale of one property with the tax  more...
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1035 exchange
1035 exchange refers to the provision of the US tax code which allows investors to transfer accumulated funds in one  more...
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1040 Form
The 1040 form is the Internal Revenue Service form that individuals use to fill out their yearly income tax returns.  more...
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1040A Form
The 1040A form is a shorter and more simple version of the IRS 1040 tax form. A taxpayer can use  more...
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1040EZ Form
The 1040EZ form is the easiest (hence the name) of the 1040 forms with which individuals file their yearly taxes  more...
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1040PC Form
Introduced by in 1993, the IRS designed 1040PC form to reduce the standard 11-page tax return to a few pages.  more...
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1099
The 1099 form is the Internal Revenue Service’s tax form used for independent contractors and investors to report income, whether  more...
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1099b
Form 1099B (“Proceeds from Broker and Barter Exchange”) is used to report proceeds from broker and barter exchange transactions to  more...
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11th District Cost of Funds Index
The 11th District Cost of Funds Index (COFI) is a measure of interest rates paid by savings institutions in Arizona,  more...
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12b-1
12b-1 refers to the fees mutual funds pay for marketing the fund. The name 12b-1 is a reference to the  more...
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12B-1 Fees
12B-1 fees are fees charged by mutual fund companies to mutual fund investors for various non-sales expenses of the funds.  more...
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144
144 refers to SEC Rule 144 which allows restricted securities to be sold in limited quantities without first registering those  more...
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144a
144a is an SEC rule that modifies the two year lockup requirement on private placement securities. 144a allows debt  more...
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19c3 stock
A 19c3 stock is a stock that is listed on one of the national exchanges after April 16, 1979. The  more...
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2nd mortgage
A 2nd mortgage is any property loan which is placed secondary to a first mortgage. In case of default  more...
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30-Year Treasury Bond
The 30-year Treasury Bond is a debt obligation issued by the US Treasury and backed by the full faith of  more...
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3C1
The 3C1 is a section of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Investment Company Act"). This act, which includes  more...
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3C7
The 3C7 is a section of the Investment Company Act of 1940, which allows for the exclusion of investment companies  more...
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401(k) Plan
A 401(k) plan is a deferred compensation plan used for retirement. Employers place a specified portion of an employee’s wages  more...
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401a
A 401a is a retirement plan that employers set up and that meet the qualification requirements of the Internal Revenue  more...
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403(b) Plan
A 403(b) plan, named for section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, is a retirement savings plan funded by employee  more...
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408(k) plan
A 408(k) plan is an employer-maintained retirement plan, often referred to as a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP). "408(k)" actually refers  more...
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457 Plan
Similar to a 401K and a 403B plan and based on section 457 of the Tax Code, a 457 plan  more...
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52-week high
The 52-week high is the highest price that a stock has reached in the past 52 weeks. This 52-week  more...
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52-week low
The 52-week low is the lowest price that a stock has reached in the past 52 weeks. This 52-week  more...
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529 Plan
A 529 plan is an education savings plan overseen by a state or educational institution. It is designed to help  more...
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6-k
A 6-k is a Form 6-k or “Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16” under the  more...
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72 rule
The 72 rule is a formula that calculates how long it will take for something to double. The 72 rule  more...
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8-K
Form 8-K is a report that publicly traded companies must file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to announce  more...
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