Terms associated with Stock Investment
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| Stockholder | Someone who owns shares in a corporation, part owner...
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| Dividends | Part of the profits are paid to the stockholders.
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| Preferred stock | A class of stock that has priority over common stock in payment of dividends, usually limited to set rate.
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| Common Stock | Represents general ownership in a corporation and a right to share in profits. No stated dividend rate, gets one vote per share.
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| Stockbroker | A licensed specialist in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds.
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| Commission | A fee paid for services.
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| Full-service broker | Provides information about securities, works for brokerage company with research staff.
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| Discount broker | Just places orders for securities, offers limited research.
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| Securities | A term used to desribe stocks, bonds, mutual funds.
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| Stock Exchange | A business that specializes in the selling and buying of securities. NYSE is an example.
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| NASDAQ | An over-the-counter market...Electronic stock exchange, transactions happen through the phone lines and Internet.
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| Market value | The price at which a share of stock can be bought or sold.
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| Inflation | A general rise in prices.
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| Interest rates | The cost of borrowing money.
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| Equity Securities | Represents ownership...stocks
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| Bond | A certificate representing a "promise to pay" a specific amount of interest on a specific due date. They borrow YOUR $.
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| Maturity Date | The due date of the bond.
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| Municipal bonds | City, county, states sell this type of bond to raise $. Tax exempt for investors.
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| U.S. Savings Bond | For investors with small amounts of $ to invest. One of the safest type of bonds.
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| Corporate Bonds | Bonds issued by corporations to raise investment capital. Borrows your $ at a cheaper interest rate, pays investor interest twice a year.
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| Face value or maturity value | Amount being borrowed by the corporation issuing the bond.
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| Mutual Fund | An investment fund set up and managed by a company that receives money from MANY investors. Spreads out the risk over many different securities.
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