Format:
1 online resource (103 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780789023438
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9780203826447
Content:
Have you wanted to seriously begin investing but are wary because of confusing and complicated terminology and concepts? Then the Concise Encyclopedia of Investing is for you. This A-to-Z reference provides clear, concise explanations of basic as well as more advanced investment terms to help even the most unsophisticated newcomer. This unique user-friendly handbook presents not only simple, brief explanations of various investing terms and concepts, but also a short discussion on each as to how it applies in everyday life. Helpful lists of reference books and various online investment resources provide opportunities for investors to easily find more detailed information about specific topics
Note:
Cover -- Concise Encyclopedia of Investing -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- A -- ALPHA -- ANNUITY -- ASSET ALLOCATION -- B -- BETA -- BONDS -- C -- CAPITAL GAINS -- CHASING THE MARKET -- COMMODITIES -- COMMON STOCKS -- CONVERTIBLES -- D -- DIVERSIFICATION -- DOLLAR COST AVERAGING -- DURATION (BOND) -- E -- EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) -- EMERGING MARKETS -- EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ESOP) -- EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN (ESPP) -- EQUIVALENT TAXABLE YIELD -- ESTATE PLANNING -- F -- FACE VALUE -- FIXED-INCOME INVESTMENT -- 401K PLAN -- 403B PLAN -- 408K PLAN -- FREDDIE MAC -- FRONT-END LOAD -- FULL-SERVICE BROKER -- FUND FAMILY -- FUND MANAGER -- FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS -- FUTURE VALUE INVESTMENT -- FUTURES CONTRACT -- G -- GAP OPENINGS -- GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND -- GINNIE MAE (PASS-THROUGH) -- GLOBAL DEPOSITORY RECEIPT (GDR) -- GOOD-TIL-CANCELED (GTC) ORDER -- GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (GNMA) -- GOVERNMENT SECURITIES -- GROWTH STOCK -- GUARANTEED BOND -- GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CONTRACT (GIC) -- H -- HEAD AND SHOULDERS -- HEDGE FUND -- HEDGING -- HIGH-YIELD BONDS -- I -- IMMEDIATE ANNUITY -- INCOME STATEMENT -- INDEX FUNDS -- INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT (IRA) -- INFLATION AND INVESTMENT -- L -- LEASE -- LIFE INSURANCE -- M -- MARKET TIMING -- MARKETS (DOW, NASD, S& -- P 500, AMEX) -- MONEY MARKET FUNDS -- MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES -- MUNICIPAL BONDS -- MUTUAL FUNDS -- N -- NASDAQ (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS AUTOMATED QUOTATIONS) -- NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE (NYSE) -- NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS -- O -- OFFERING -- ONLINE BROKER -- OPEN-END FUNDS -- OPTION CONTRACT -- P -- PASS-THROUGH SECURITY -- PENSION BENEFITS -- POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS -- PRECIOUS METALS -- PREFERRED STOCK -- PRESENT-VALUE INVESTMENTS -- PRICE-EARNINGS (P/E) RATIO -- PRIVATE MORTGAGE PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE
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PRODUCER PRICE INDEX (PPI) -- PUBLIC PURPOSE BOND -- PUT OPTION -- Q -- QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS -- R -- RATIO -- RATIO ANALYSIS -- REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (REIT) -- REAL RATE OF RETURN -- RETAINED EARNINGS -- RETURN ON EQUITY (ROE) -- RISK -- S -- S& -- P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX -- SAVINGS AND LOANS (S& -- L) ASSOCIATION -- SAVINGS BONDS -- SECURITIES -- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC) -- SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION (SIPC) -- SELLING -- SHAREHOLDERS -- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS -- SPECULATOR -- STATE REGULATORS -- STOCK -- STOCK INDEX -- STRIPS -- SYSTEMATIC RISK -- T -- TAX -- TAX-DEFERRED RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS -- TAX REFORM ACT OF 1986 -- TERM LIFE INSURANCE -- TICKER TAPE -- TREASURY BILLS (T-BILLS) -- TREASURY BONDS (T-BONDS) -- TREASURY INFLATION-PROTECTED SECURITIES (TIPS) -- TREASURY NOTES (T-NOTES) -- TREASURY SECURITIES -- TREASURY STOCK -- TRUSTS AND LOANS -- U -- UNEMPLOYMENT RATE -- UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST (UIT) -- V -- VARIABLE ANNUITY -- VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE -- W -- WILSHIRE TOTAL MARKET INDEX -- WITHHOLDING TAX -- Y -- YIELD -- YIELD-TO-MATURITY -- Z -- ZERO-COUPON BONDS -- ZERO-COUPON CONVERTIBLES -- Bibliography -- Index
Additional Edition:
Print version Stevens, Robert E. Concise Encyclopedia of Investing Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2006 ISBN 9780789023438
Language:
English
Keywords:
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