Investment Guide

Focused, clear content on the various investment options available to both seasoned and new investors, as well as a plethora of other educational financial content.

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Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax (GSTT): definition and its impact on inheritance

General Obligation Bond (GO): definition and how it works

G7 Bond: definition and its features in finance

Futures Market: definition and its types in finance

Realized Gain and Loss: Definition and Importance in Taxation

Real-Time Trading: What it is and How it Works

Real Interest Rate: Definition and Its Role in Investing

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT): What it is and How to Invest

Rate of Return (ROR): Definition and How to Calculate it

Random Walk Theory: What it is and its Significance in Finance

R-Squared: Definition and Importance in Investment Analysis

Quote: What it is and How to Read it in Finance

Quotation: Meaning and Importance in Trading

Quantitative Analysis: What it is and How to Use it in Finance

Put Option: Definition and How it Works

Pure Risk: Definition and Examples

Pullback: Understanding the Trading Strategy

Public Offering: What it is and How it Works

Public Company: Definition and Requirements for Going Public

Protectionism: What is it and How Does it Affect Trade?

Prospectus: Understanding its Importance in Investment Decisions

Promissory Note: Meaning and Legal Implications

Progressive Tax: Definition and Examples

Program Trading: What it is and its Impact on the Stock Market

Profitability Index (PI): Definition and Use in Investment Analysis

Profit Margin: What it is and How to Calculate it

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L): Understanding and Interpreting it

Profit: Definition and Importance in Business

Productivity: Definition and Ways to Improve it

Producer Price Index (PPI): Understanding its Significance in the Economy

Private Placement: Definition and Benefits

Private Equity: What is it and How Does it Work?

Principal-Agent Problem: Definition and Examples

Principal: Definition and Importance in Finance

Prime Rate: Definition and Impact on Borrowing and Lending

Price Rigging: What it is and How it Affects Investors

Price Level: Definition and Its Role in the Economy

Price Index: Meaning and Types

Price Elasticity of Demand: Definition and Calculation

Price Discrimination: Understanding the Concept and its Impact on Markets

Price in Finance: Definition and Importance

Present Value: Understanding the Time Value of Money

Prepayment: Definition and Its Impact on Loans

Preferred Stock: Definition and Characteristics

Preferred Dividend: What You Need to Know

Pre-Tax Income: Definition and Importance

Positive Directional Indicator (+DI): Definition and Use in Technical Analysis

Positive Carry: Understanding and Utilizing in Trading

Investment Position: Definition and Importance in Trading

Portfolio Management: Strategies for Building and Managing Your Investment Portfolio

Poison Pill: How it Works and its Impact on Investors

Financial Planning: A Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving your Financial Goals

Plan Sponsor: What is it and What are their Responsibilities?

Placement in Finance: Definition and Examples

Pivot Point Trading: Strategies and Tips

Pink Sheets: A Beginner's Guide to Trading on the OTC Market

Piggyback Registration: What is it and How Does it Work?

Understanding Petty Cash: Definition and Management

Personal finance basics: budgeting, saving, and investing tips.

Perpetual preferred stock: definition and characteristics

Exploring performance-based indices: S&P 500, Dow Jones, and more

Per capita income: definition and uses in finance

Pension plans: types and benefits

Pecking order theory: explanation and relevance in corporate finance

Ordinary dividends: definition and tax implications

Ordinary annuity: definition and examples

Order flow: definition and role in trading

Order book: meaning and how to read it

Understanding order types in trading: limit, stop, and more

Option contract: definition and components

Options trading: what you need to know

Opportunity cost: definition and examples in finance

Operating expense: what it is and how to calculate it

Operating cash flow: definition and importance

Open market operations: definition and role in monetary policy

Open interest: what it is and how to interpret it

Open end credit: definition and uses

Offshore investing: benefits and risks

Offering price: definition and role in initial public offerings (IPOs)

Offer vs. ask price: what's the difference?

Occupational labor mobility: meaning and importance

Obligation: definition and types in finance

Exploring NYSE Open Outcry trading and its history

Understanding NYSE Euronext and its role in the financial market

NYSE Group: history and current structure

NYSE Composite Index: definition and components

NYSE Amex Equities: what you need to know

Notice of default: what it means and how to avoid it

The normal distribution: definition and uses in finance

What are nonfarm payroll numbers and why do they matter?

Understanding non-recourse debt and its risks

Non-performing assets: definition and implications

What is a no-load fund and should you invest in one?

New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX): definition and its role in finance

Net Worth: definition and how to calculate it

Net Present Value (NPV): definition and its importance in finance

Net Income: definition and how to calculate it

Net Asset Value (NAV): definition and how to calculate it

National Market System (NMS): definition and its importance in finance

National Futures Association (NFA): definition and its role in finance