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19 Cards in this Set
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Stockholders
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Known as shareholders, are owners of the corporation. If the corporation does well.
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Dividends
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Are the part of the corporation's profits paid to stockholders.
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Capital Gain
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This is an increase in the value of the stock above the price initially paid for it.
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Common Stock
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Is a type of stock that pays a variable dividend and gives the holder voting rights.
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Proxy
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A stockholders written authorization tto transfer his or her voting rights to someone else
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Preferred Stock
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A type of stock that pays a ficed dividend and carries no voting rights
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Income Stocks
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Stocks that have a consistent history of paying high dividends
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Growth Stocks
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Stocks in corporations that reinvest their profits into the buisness so that it can grow
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Blue Chip Stocks
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Stocks of large well established corporations with a solid record of profitability
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Par Value
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An assigned dollar value
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Market Value
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The price for which the stock is bought and sold in the marketplace
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Earnings Per Share
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A corporations after-tax earnings dividend by the number of common stock shares oustanding
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Bull Market
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A prolonged period of rising stock prices and a general feeling of investor optimism
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Bear Market
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A prolonged period of falling stock prices and a general feeling of investor pessimism
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Leverage
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The use of borrowed money to buy securities
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Short Selling
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Selling stock borrowed from a broker that must be replaced at a later time
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Stock Split
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An increase in the number of outstanding shares of a companys stock
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Direst Investment
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Buying directly you avoid brokerage and other purchasing fees
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Dividend Reinvestment
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Using dividends previously earned on the stock to buy more shares
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