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What is the Fast Market Rule? The fast market rule is something that is used in the U.K. to keep the market under control when any sort of crash ha...

What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average? The Dow Jones Industrial Average is usually just called the Dow. It’s an average of 30 of the most well...

What is Arbitrage? Arbitrage is a trading strategy used to make risk-free money. The investor buys a security in one market and sells it in another...

What do you need to retire? Retirement - think: 401k, pension fund, IRA, roth IRA, etc. All of these savings socked away while you worked hard are...

Power of attorney refers to the authorization to conduct business on legal and financial matters on behalf of another party. So...choose wisely.

What is liquidity? Think: water. It's liquid. It can be squeezed into little, tiny spaces and infused into large spaces. A defining trait of liquid...

What's a yankee bond, and does it stick a feather in its cap and call it macaroni?

The Federal Open Market Committee's purpose is to manage financial outcomes through monetary policy.

Who is Warren Buffett, and how do we get him to give us a loan...?

If you go to an arcade and want to play coin-operated games, you will often exchange $1 bills for (4) quarters at a time. This is the equivalent of...

NAV isn't a cool new navigation app...it's how mutual fund shares are valued or priced at the end of each trading day.

What is amortization? Amortization tracks the decline in value of a contract or service, usually paid for in advance. You received $10,000 in advan...

What are Weighted Averages and Expected Values? Weighted averages are averages calculated to account for the number of changes that a variable, suc...

What's the SEC? Easy. Seals Eating Candy. Or maybe Silly Elephants Canoodling? We can never remember. Guess it's time to watch this video and refre...

Reg A is an exemption for the sale of securities. We wonder if it has any sweet steel drums in the background.

What are operating profits, net profits and gross profits? Profits for a company can be calculated several different ways depending on what metric...

How do some accountants “cook the books”? Cooking the books refers to accountants making company’s financials look much better than they are....

What is Accrual Accounting? Accrual accounting is used to determine how well a company is doing by looking at the present and the future. It takes...

What is the Acid Test Ratio/Quick Ratio? The Acid Test Ratio is used to determine if a company can cover their liabilities in the short-term. It on...

What is a balance sheet? A balance sheet is a financial document that public corporations are required to use. It shows their assets and liabilitie...