ACRONYMS Flashcards
ACP
Actual Contribution Percentage
ACRS
Accelerated Cost Recovery System
ACV
Actual Cash Value
ADP
Actual Deferral Percentage
ADR
American Depository Receipts
ADS
Alternative Depreciation System
AGI
Adjusted Gross Income
AIME
Average Indexed Monthly Earnings
AMT
Alternative Minimum Tax
AMTI
Alternative Minimum Taxable Income
AOTC
American Opportunity Tax Credit
APL
Automatic Premium Loan
APT
Arbitrage Pricing Theory
ATG
Adjusted Taxable Gift
AVD
Alternate Valuation Date
BNA
Bureau of National Affairs
BOE
Business Overhead Expense
CAPM
Capital Asset Pricing Model
CCH
Commerce Clearing House
CLAT
Charitable Lead Annuity Trust
CLT
Charitable Lead Trust
CLUT
Charitable Lead Unitrust
CML
Capital Market Line
CMO
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
CODA
Cash or Deferred Arrangement
COLI
Corporate-Owned Life Insurance
COV
Covariance
CPI
Consumer Price Index
CPI-U
Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers
CPP
Commercial Package Policy
CRAT
Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust
CRT
Charitable Remainder Trust
CRUT
Charitable Remainder Unitrust
CV
Coefficient of Variation
CY
Current Yield
DBO
Death Benefit Only
DNI
Distributable Net Income
DOD
Date of Death
DOL
Department of Labor
DOMA
Defense of Marriage Act
DRIPs
Dividend Reinvestment Plans
EAR
Effective Annual Rate
EBSA
Employee Benefit Security Administration
EIA
Equity Indexed Annuity
EIC
Earned Income Credit
EMH
Efficient Market Hypothesis
ESA
Education Savings Account
ESOP
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
ESPP
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
ESRD
End Stage Renal Diseae
ETE
Education, Training, and Experience
FCFE
Free Cash Flow to Equity
Fed
Federal Reserve Bank
FFCB
Federal Farm Credit Bank
FHFA
Federal Housing Finance Agency
FHLB
Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC
Freddie Mac
FICA
Federal Insurance Contributions Act
FINRA
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
FLP
Family Limited Partnershp
FMV
Fair Market Value
FNMA
Fannie Mae
FOMC
Federal Open market Committee
FPDA
Flexible Premium Deferred Annuity
FRA
Full Retirement Age
FUTA
Federal Unemployment Tax Act
ACE
Adjusted Current Earnings
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GLWB
Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit
GMAB
Guaranteed Minimum Accumulation Benefit
GMIB
Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit
GMWB
Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit
GNMA
Ginnie Mae (Government National Mortgage Association)
GRAT
Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
GRIT
Grantor Retained Interest Trust
GRUT
Grantor Retained Unitrust
GSTT
Generation Skipping Transfer Tax
HCE
Highly Compensated Employee
HELOC
Home Equity Line of Credit
HEMS
Health, Education, Maintenance, and Support
HPR
Holding Period Return
HRA
Health Reimbursement Account
ILIT
Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust
IPO
Initial Public Offering
IRB
Internal Revenue Bulletin
IRC
Internal Revenue Code
IRD
Income in Respect to Decedent
ISO
Insurance Service Office
ISO
Incentive Stock Option
JTWROS
Joint Tenancy with Rights of Survivorship
LEAPS
Long Term Equity Anticipation Securities
LESOP
Leveraged Employee Stock Option Plan
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC
Lifetime Learning Credit
LLC
Limited Liability Company
LLP
Limited Liability Partnership
MACRS
Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System
MEC
Modified Endowment Contract
MLP
Master Limited Partnership
NAIC
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
NASD
National Association of Securities Dealers
NAV
Net Asset Value
NCUSIF
National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund
NOI
Net Operating Income
NOL
Net Operating Loss
NPV
Net Present Value
NQSO
Non-qualified Stock Option
NRA
Normal Retirement Age
NUA
Net Unrealized Appreciation
OASDI
Old Age Survivor and Disability Insurance
OCC
Options Clearing Corporation
OID
Original Issue Discount
PAP
Personal Auto Policy
PBGC
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
PEG
Price Earnings Growth
PIA
Primary Insurance Amount
PIF
Pooled Income Fund
PITI
Principal, Interest, Taxes, and Insurance
PLR
Private Letter Ruling
PLUP
Personal Liability Umbrella Policy
POA
Power Of Appointment
POD
Pay on Death
PPI
Producer Price Index
PSC
Public Service Corporation
PTEs
Prohibited Transactions Exemptions
PTP
Publicly Traded Partnership
QACA
Qualified Automatic Contribution Arrangement
QDOT
Qualified Domestic Trust
QJSA
Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity
QPRT
Qualified Personal Residence Trust
QPSA
Qualified Pre-retirement Survivor Annuity
QSBS
Qualified Small Business Stock
QTIP
Qualified Terminable Interest Property
QTP
Qualified Tuition Program
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust
RELP
Real Estate Limited Partnership
REMIC
Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
RIA
Research Institute of America
RIA
Registered Investment Advisor
ROA
Return On Assets
ROE
Return On Equity
SAR
Stock Appreciation Rights
SAR
Summary Annual Reports
SARSEP
Salary Reduction SEP Plan
SCIN
Self Canceling Installment Note
SEOG
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
SEP
Simplified Employee Pension
SERP
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
SIMPLE
Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees
SIPC
Securities Investor Protection Corporation
SML
Securities Market Line
SMM
Summary of Material Modification
SPD
Summary Plan Discription
SPDA
Single Premium Deferred Annuity
SPIA
Single Premium Immediate Annuity
STRIPS
Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities
TAM
Technical Advice Memorandum
TCMP
Taxpayer Compliance Management Program
TEY
Taxable Equivalent Yield
TIPS
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
TOD
Transfer On Death
TSA
Tax Sheltered Annuity
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVM
Time Value of Money
TWB
Taxable Wage Base
UBTI
Unrelated Business Taxable Income
UCR
Usual, Customary, and Reasonable
UGMA
Uniform Gift to Minors Act
UIT
Unit Investment Trust
UTMA
Uniform Transfer to Minor Act
VEBA
Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association
WRR
Wage Replacement Ratio
YTC
Yield To Call
YTM
Yield To Maturity