Month: October 2023

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) – Funds whose shares, like closed-end funds, are traded on a stock exchange. They may be passively…

Exchange – A marketplace to buy and sell stock (e.g. Nasdaq & NYSE).

Equity – In a brokerage account, equity is the value of all stocks and cash minus any loans owed to…

Environment, Social, And Governance (ESG) – ESG Investing is a sustainable and responsible alternative to traditional investing that presents you…

Environment – The elements of the natural world including the earth, its oceans, air, and land.

Entrepreneur – A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture.

Emergency Funds – Money saved to be used for unforeseen events.

Election Cycle – The theory that the economy rises and declines based on the year of a president’s term in…

Economic Cycle – The pattern of changes in economic performance. There are four phases in the economic cycle (expansion, peak,…

Earnings Per Share (EPS) – A company’s profit divided by the number of shares outstanding.

Profit – Company Expenses = Earnings

Earnings – The amount of money that remains after subtracting the company’s operating and non-operating expenses from its revenue. Earnings…

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DOW) – The best-known measure of stock prices consisting of 30 large, well-known companies in major…

Dow Divisor – A special number used to calculate the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Dividend Yield – A company’s latest annual dividend expressed as a percentage of its stock’s latest price. A stock has…

Diversification – A risk management technique that mixes a wide variety of investments within a portfolio. It is designed to…

Distribution Date – Date on which the dividend payment is made.

Depreciation – The decline in value of an asset from wear and tear over a period of time, such as…

Delisted – A stock that has been delisted has been removed from an exchange and cannot be traded. A company’s…

Default – Failure to pay principal or interest when due. Defaults can also occur for failure to meet non-payment obligations,…