pension benefits that an employee has earned based on his or her years of service at a company
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preferred stock whose dividend it said of being fixed is…
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mutual fund holding stocks of rapidly growing companies while these…
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securities issued by US Government sponsored entities( gse’s) end federally…
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amount of money adjusted for inflation that an investor can…
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clause in a mortgage agreement providing that any additional mortgage…
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brokerage account in which Brokers discretion in making investment decisions…
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tendency of people with significant potential to file claims wanting…
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government securities exchange of return government securities prior to their…
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financial industry regulatory Authority (finra) automated surveillance system used to…
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book value adjusted for market value on the balance sheet
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court-appointed individual or bank charged with carrying out the Court’s…
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income on which an individual or couple computes federal income…
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life insurance that gives a policyholder power to change the…
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estimated liability of a pension plan assuming immediate termination differs…
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ratio obtained by dividing total credit sales by accounts receivable…
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statement signed by an independent public accountant describing the scope…
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Federal Reserve policy to increase the amount of money available…
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