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19 Cards in this Set
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Stock Holders:
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Shareholders; owners of a corporation
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Dividends:
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The part of the corporation’s profits paid to stockholders
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Capital gain:
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An increase in the value of stock above the price initially paid for it
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Common stock:
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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 to transfer voting rights to someone else, usually a company manager
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Preferred Stock:
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a type of stock that pays a fix dividend and carriers 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 business 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 that is printed on a stock certificate
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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 divided by the number of common stock shares outstanding
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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 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 company’s stock
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Direct Investment:
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Buying stock directly from a corporation
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Reinvestment:
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using dividends previously earned on the stock to buy more shares
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