Armuchee Personal Finance Terms
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| Stock whose dividends are based on market fluctuations. | Common Stock
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| Tax for which the percentage of tax remains the same for all income levels. | Proportional Tax
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| Tax for which the percentage of tax increases as income increases. | Progressive Tax
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| Tax for which the percentage of income paid in taxes decreases as income increases. | Regressive Tax
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| Money an investor receives over and above the amount initially invested. | Return
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| Market for selling financial assets that can only be redeemed by the original holder. | Primary Market
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| Market for reselling financial assets. | Secondary Market
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| Interest that is paid on principle and interest. | Compound Interest
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| Interest that is earned only on initial deposit or money borrowed. | Simple Interest
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| Fund that pools money of many people to invest in a variety of stocks, bonds or other financial assets. | Mutual Funds
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| Formal contract to repay borrowed money with interest at fixed intervals. | Bonds
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| Certificate of ownership in a corporation. | Stocks
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| Stock whose dividends are based on an annual rate of return. | Preferred Stock
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| Stock that reinvests dividends in more stocks. | Growth Stock
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| Stock that pays regular dividends. | Income Stock
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| Portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders. | Dividends
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| Market in which money is lent for periods of less than a year. | Money Market
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| Market in which money is lent for periods longer than a year. | Capital Market
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| Investing done by individuals. | Personal Investing
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| Investing done by businesses. | Economic Investing
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| Insurance that a person purchases when they buy a house. | Property Insurance
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| Insurance that covers needs such as doctor’s visits and hospital visits. | Health Insurance
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| Insurance that a person purchases when they buy a car. | Auto Insurance
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| Threat of losing money. | Risk
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| Postpone spending in order to meet short term goals. | Saving
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| Exchanges money for something with the future expectation of receiving a profit. | Investing
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| Banks that offer checking services, accept deposits, and make loans. | Commercial Banks
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| Chartered to lend money for home-building in the mid-1800s. | Savings and Loan Associations
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| Traditionally served people who made smaller deposits and transactions than commercial banks wished to handle. | Savings Bank
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| Cooperative lending associations for particular groups, usually employees of a specific firm or government agency. | Credit Unions
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| Institutions that make installment loans to consumers. | Finance Companies
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| Low denomination bonds issued by the U.S. government | Savings Bond
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| Bonds are issued by state or local governments to finance such improvements as highways, state buildings, libraries, and schools. | Municipal Bonds
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| Bond that a business issues to raise money to expand. | Corporate Bond
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| Lower-rated, potentially higher-paying bonds. | Junk Bonds
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| The financial gain received when you sell a stock for more than you purchased it for. | Capital Gains
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| Division of a single share of stock into more than one share. | Stock Split
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| Country’s largest stock exchange | New York Stock Exchange
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| Exchange that specializes in high-tech and energy stock. | NASDAQ-AMEX
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| An index that shows how stocks of 30 companies in various industries have changed in value. | Dow Jones Industrial Average
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| An index that tracks the performance of 500 different stocks. | S&P 500
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| A tax on a person’s income | Income Tax
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| A tax on the dollar value of a good or service being sold | Sales Tax
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| A tax on the value of property | Property Tax
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| A tax on the value of a company’s profits | Corporate Tax
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| The ability of a consumer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on an agreement to pay later | Credit
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| The price of using someone else’s money | Interest
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| A record of an individual’s personal credit history | Credit Report
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| Can be used to repay the debt in case the borrower defaults on the loan | Collateral
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| Insurance that pays out a sum of money on the death of the insured person to the heirs. | Life Insurance
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