Category: Stock Market Glossary

Money Market Fund – A type of mutual fund that invests in short-term IOUs of businesses and governments.

Morningstar Rating (Morningstar Mutual Fund Ratings) – A measure of a fund’s risk and return relative to similar funds on…

Municipal Bonds – It is issued by state and local governments. General obligation bonds are backed by the full faith…

Mutual Funds – An investment that pools money from many investors and invests in a diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds,…

NASDAQ – An electronic exchange where stocks are traded through an automated network of computers instead of a trading floor.…

National Income – The total amount of income that all individuals earn in an economy during a given time. Wages…

Needs – Essential items to live (i.e. food, shelter, healthcare).

Net Assets – Represents the total amount of money invested in all available classes of the mutual fund. Mutual funds…

Net Asset Value (NAV) – It represents the value of one share of the fund just like the price quote…

Net Change – The difference between a stock’s closing (or last) price on a given day and its closing price…

Net Cost/Share – For stocks in the long position, the amount of money spent on each share of stock, including…

Net Income – Total earnings after all expenses and taxes have been paid.

Newday Impact – Newday is an investment management and technology company that researches and reports on ESG-themed investing. They work…

New-Issues Market – The market in which companies sell new shares of stock to particular investors by using the services…

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) – The oldest and largest stock exchange in the United States. The New York Stock…

Open – The price of a stock on its first (opening) trade of the day.

Open-End Funds – Funds that usually sell as many shares as investors want to buy. Sometimes open-end funds stop selling…

Outstanding Shares – The total number of shares a company has sold to the public and are now held by…

Ownership – The legal right to benefit from using something or from selling it to others. Ownership is also called…

Parent Company – A company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations.