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Arkansas Intro to Finance Unit 3 terms

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Adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM)   a mortgage for which the interest rate changes in response to the movement of interest rates in the economyas a whole  
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Annuity   a contract sold by an insurance company that provides an investor with a series of regular payments, usually after retirement  
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Bonds   debt obligations of corporations or state or local governments  
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Capital gain   an increase in the value of stock above the price initially paid for it  
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Collision coverage   automobile insurance that protects your own car against damage from accidents or vehicle overturning  
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Deed   a document that transfers title of real property from one party to another  
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Depreciation   in real estate, the decline in value of property due to normal wear and tear  
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Disability insurance   an insurance plan that makes regular payments to replace income lost when illness or injury prevents the insured from working  
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Dividends   the part of the corporation's profits paid to stockholders  
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Equity   the difference between the market value of property and the amount owed on it  
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Estate   all that a person owns, less debts owed, at the time of the person's death  
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Estate planning   preparing a plan for transferring property during one's lifetime and at one's death  
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Fixed-rate mortgage   a mortgage on which the interest rate does not change during the term of the loan  
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Futures   contracts to buy and sell commodities or stocks for a specified price on a specified date in the future  
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Homeowner's policy   insurance that protects property owners from property and liability risks  
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Individual retirement account (IRA)   a retirement savings plan that allows individuals to set aside money in tax-deferred savings up to a limit set by the government  
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Inflation   a rise in the general level of prices  
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Insurance   a method of spreading individual risk among a large group of people to make losses more affordable for all  
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Insurer   a business that agrees to pay the cost of potential future losses in exchange for regular fee payments  
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Interest   money paid for the use of money; earnings on a savings account  
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Investing   the use of savings to earn a financial return  
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Landlord   the owner of rental property  
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Lease   a written agreement that allows a tenant to use property for a specified time period and rent  
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Liability coverage   insurance to protect against claims for bodily injury to another person or damage to another person' s property  
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Lien   a financial claim on property  
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Life insurance   insurance that provides funds to the beneficiaries when the insured dies  
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Market value   the price for which a stock is bought and sold in the marketplace  
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Money market account   a combination savings-investment plan in which money deposited is used to purchase safe, liquid securities  
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Mortgage   a loan to purchase real estate  
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Mutual fund   a large, professionally managed group of investments  
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Personal risk   chances of loss involving income and standard of living  
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Policy   a written insurance contract  
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Policyholder   the person who owns an insurance policy  
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Power of attorney   a legal document authorizing someone to act on your behalf  
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Principal   the amount of money deposited by a saver  
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Property risk   the chances of loss or harm to personal or real property  
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Real estate   land and any buildings on it  
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Renter's policy   insurance that protects renters from property and liability risks  
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Risk management   an organized strategy for controlling financial loss from pure risks  
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Securities   stocks and bonds issued by corporations or the government  
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Security deposit   a refundable amount paid in advance to protect the owner against damage or nonpayment  
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Stockbroker   an employee of a brokerage firm who buys and sells securities for investors  
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Stockholders   shareholders; owners of a corporation  
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Tenant   the person who rents property from a landlord  
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Title   a legal document that establishes ownership  
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Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)   a unique number that identifies an automobile  
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