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15 Cards in this Set
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Investment
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Use of assets to earn income or profit.
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Diversification
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Spreading out investments to reduce risk.
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Return
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Money an investor recieves above and beyond which he first invested.
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Bonds
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Basically loans that represent debt that gov. or corporation has to pay back.
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Face Value
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amount paid to purchase bond.
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Coupon Rate
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Interest rate paid.
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Maturity
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Time when payment is due.
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Certificates of Deposit
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Fixed common investment.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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Regulates fin. markets and investment comp.
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Mutual Fund
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Savings invested in a bunch of dif. ways.
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IPO
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First offering of stock
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Stockbroker
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Links buyers and sellers.
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Stock Exchange
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Market for buying and selling stock.
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New York Stock Exchange
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Largest exchange in America.
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The Dow
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Shows how stocks have been traded.
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