money made or lost on an investment

strategy focused on increasing investor's capital

centered on building an investment portfolio to generate regular income

negotiable financial instrument that holds some type of monetary value

distribution of corporate profits to qualified shareholders

increase in price or value of assets

strategy of safeguarding initial value of an investment or capital

collection of financial investments

owning a wide variety of investments with different characteristics to reduce volatility

investment strategy that balances risk and reward by apportioning a portfolio's assets according to an investor's goals

statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security of market index

approach to purchasing an investment where the buyer spreads out their purchases so the total price paid is less affected by market timing

fixed-income instrument that represents a loan made by an investor to a borrower

security that represents the ownership of a fraction of the issuing corporation

managed fund that pools money from shareholders to invest in securities

face value of a bond or stock

date on which the principal amount of a note, draft, acceptance bond, or other debt instrument becomes due

failure to make required interest or principal payments on a debt

amount of money to be returned to a company's shareholder if all assets were liquidated and all debt is paid off

units of equity ownership in a corporation

market where stock buyers connect with stock sellers

term used in financial markets when asset prices have risen or are expected to rise

prolonged drop in investment prices

company's total assets minus its total liabilities

individual or organization's financial future or outlook for success

person or company that buys and sells shares, bonds, etc., for other people