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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.

Partnership – A company owned and managed by two or more people who share its profits or losses. A partnership…

Par Value – The principal amount of a bond or note due at maturity. (Also referred to as face value)

Payday Loan – A loan taken out against a line of credit or credit card, typically imposing higherthan-normal interest charges…

Pink Sheets – An electronic quotation system that publishes stock dealers’ bids and ask prices for unlisted companies not found…

Portfolio – A collection of investments owned by one individual or organization.

Predatory Lending – Unscrupulous actions carried out by a lender to entice, induce, and/or assist a borrower in taking a…

Preferred Stock – Preferred stock combines features of debt, in that it pays fixed dividends, and equity, in that it…

Prepayment – The unscheduled partial or complete payment of the principal amount outstanding on a mortgage or other debt before…

Price – The amount of money that a consumer must pay to buy a good or service.