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Created to ensure the rights of consumers, as well as fair trade, competition, and accurate information in the marketplace.

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Consumer Protection Laws

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A set of laws that enable the FDA to oversee the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics.

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Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

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Prevents debt collectors from using abusive, deceptive, or unfair tactics to collect from you.

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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

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Promotes the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of consumer information contained in the files of reporting agencies.

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Fair Credit Reporting Act

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Promotes the informed use of credit by requiring disclosures about its terms and cost to standardize the manner in which costs are calculated and disclosed.

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Truth In Lending Act

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Protects consumers from unfair credit billing practices by providing guidelines for consumers and creditors.

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Fair Credit Billing Act

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Requires financial institutions to explain their information­sharing practices to their customers and to protect sensitive information.

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Gramm­-Leach-­Bliley Act

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A number ranging from 300 to 850 that helps someone determine your likeliness to repay a loan.

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Credit Score

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  1. Determine financial goals
  2. Evaluate financial status
  3. Develop financial goals
  4. Implement goals
  5. Monitor goals
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The Financial Planning Process

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Decisions are made from customs handed down for generations.

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Traditional Economy

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Prices are determined by supply and demand. Individuals decide what they want to produce, how they want to produce it, and for whom they want to produce it.

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Market Economy

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The government sets prices for goods. Individuals have little to no say in economic decisions.

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Command Economy

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Individuals make decisions, but the government regulates them.

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Mixed Economy

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Valueless objects used as money because of government decree.

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Fiat Money

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Money consisting of objects that have value in themselves and their use in money (gold, silver).

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Commodity Money

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The increase of an amount of money due to earned interest or dividends.

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Time Value of Money

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The system by which the value of a currency was defined in terms of gold.

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Gold Standard

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A goal you would like to accomplish within the next one to two years.

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Short Term Financial Goal

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A goal you would like to accomplish beyond two years.

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Long Term Financial Goal

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A personal record of your checking account activity.

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Check Register

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Your salary, without deducting the many taxes you must pay.

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Gross Personal Income

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Your income available for you to use at your discretion after deducting taxes.

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Disposable Income

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Your disposable income after you pay for necessities,
such as insurance, food, or mortgage.

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Discretionary Income

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Additional compensation for any hours worked by nonexempt workers for more than forty hours

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Overtime

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Allows staff to choose from a variety of benefits to formulate a plan that best suits their needs

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Cafeteria Benefit

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A temporary paid period of absence from employment given to new or expecting mothers during the months immediately before and after childbirth.

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Maternity Leave

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Benefits provided by an employer to an employee, some of which are tax­exempt when certain requirements are met.

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Fringe Benefits

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Taxes on a person’s yearly income.

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Income Tax

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Taxes paid when purchases are made on a specific good.

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Excise Tax

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Taxes based on the value of a person’s property.

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Property Tax

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Taxes on the amount by which the value of an article has been increased at each stage of its production/distribution.

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Value-Added Tax

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Regressive tax on sales or on the receipts from sales.

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Sales Tax

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Taxes in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases.

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Progressive Tax

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Taxes imposed in a way where the tax rate decreases as the amount being taxed increases in value.

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Regressive Tax

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Taxes on the net value of the estate of a deceased person before distribution to the heirs.

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Estate Tax

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Taxes used to fund Social Security and Medicare.

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Federal Insurance Contributions Act

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Tax­-collecting agency

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IRS

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Has the requirements that your income is less than $100k, you are filing as single or married filing jointly, you are under 65, you claim not dependents, you are not a debtor, and your income comes only from wages.

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1040EZ Form

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Has many of the same requirements as the 1040EZ form, except it allows you to claim credits for child and dependent care and education expenses, and you don’t itemize deductions like your mortgage or charitable donations.

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1040A Form

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Details what kinds of income you may receive other than the salary you get from your employer.

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1099 Form

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Sent to the IRS by an employer and details annual salary and amount of taxes withheld from an employee’s paycheck.

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W-2 Form

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Tells an employer what amount of taxes to withhold from an employee’s paycheck based on their marital status, number of exemptions, dependents, etc.

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W-4 Form

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Used to verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the U.S. it must be filled out by both employees and employers.

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I-9 Form

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Wages deducted from a paycheck to meet income tax and other required obligations.

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Mandatory Deduction

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Payments you make to retirement plan contributions, health and life insurance premiums, savings programs, and before­tax health savings.

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Voluntary Deductions

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Can be used when children under 19 live with you for over half the year and provide for less than half of their financial support, as well as other relatives or your parents in some cases.

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Dependent Exemptions

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Child support payments, welfare benefits, cash rebates, damage awards for personal injury or sickness, gifts, etc.

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Nontaxable Income

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Earned income (salary, tips, commissions, bonuses, etc.) and unearned income (rent, dividends, interest, winnings, etc.).

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Taxable Income

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When two part­time employees do a full­time job and share the remuneration.

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Job Sharing

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When the hours an employee has to work are set by the employer and agreed to by the employee.

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Flextime

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Refers to working from home. Piecework employment is work paid for according to the amount produced.

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Telecommuting

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Issued by a bank or business allowing the holder to purchase goods or services on credit.

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Credit Card

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Issued by a bank or business allowing the holder to purchase goods or services through transferring money electronically from one account to another.

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Debit Card

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Fees charged when someone charges more to their debit card than they have in their bank account, typically around $35 per day until the amount is paid back.

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Overdraft Fee

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The annual rate charged for borrowing or earned through an investment.

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Annual Percentage Rate

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A lawsuit where a group of people with the same or similar injuries caused by the same product or action sue the defendant as a group.

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Class-Action Lawsuit

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The abuse of an arbitrator to settle a dispute.

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Arbitration

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When two or more parties discuss something and aim at reaching an agreement.

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Negotiation

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Intervention in a dispute in order to resolve it.

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Mediation

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A seller’s promise or guarantee that a buyer relies on when they buy an item.

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Expressed Warranty

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When a product is guaranteed to work if used for its intended purpose.

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Implied Warranty

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A sale in which the vendor intends to get rid of all remaining inventory.

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Clearance Sale

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A series of reports on products and services used by consumers.

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Consumer Reports

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The forecasting and evaluation of financial risks together with the identification of procedures to avoid or minimize their impact.

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Risk Management

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Income return on an investment.

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Yields

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The gain or loss on an investment over a specified period of time.

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Rate of Return

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An investment vehicle made up of a pool of funds collected from investors for the purpose of investing in stocks.

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Mutual Fund

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A limited partnership of investors that uses high risk methods in hopes of realizing large capital gains.

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Hedge Fund

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Loaning money to a company or government.

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Bond

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The annual fee of a mutual fund.

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Expense Ratio

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A type of security that signifies ownership of a piece of a company.

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Stock

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Issues the shareholder rights to dividends and voting rights at the shareholders meeting.

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Common Stock

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Stock that doesn’t offer voting rights but has a higher claim on assets and earnings than common stock.

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Preferred Stock

74
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A portion of a company’s profits paid to stockholders.

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Dividends

75
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A retirement savings plan sponsored by your employer.

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401K Fund

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A person who arranges transactions between a buyer and a seller for a commission.

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Broker

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An agency that oversees securities transactions, financial activities, and mutual fund trading to prevent fraud and deception.

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SEC

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Interest calculated on the initial principal and also on the accumulated interest of previous periods of a deposit/loan.

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Compound Interest

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A quick method of calculating the interest charge on a loan, by multiplying the daily interest rate by the principal by the number of days.

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Simple Interest

80
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A central financial exchange where people can trade futures contracts.

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Futures Market

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The possibility of losing money due to an investment.

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Financial Risk

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Someone borrows money and is no longer able to pay off the loan.

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Credit Risk

83
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Involves securities and assets that can’t be bought or sold fast enough to cut losses.

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Liquidity Risk

84
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The risk that asset-backed securities may become volatile.

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Asset-Backed Risk

85
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Involves changes in political and economic climates around the world.

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Foreign Investment Risk

86
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Covers the risk involved with buying and selling stocks.

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Equity Risk

87
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When firms use financial instruments to expose risks and get rid of them.

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Risk Management

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Insures the structure and content of a property for its owner.

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Property and Liability Insurance

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The upfront cost you may have to pay, depending on your insurance plan.

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Co-Pay

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The money that an individual or business must pay for an insurance plan/policy.

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Premium

91
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The amount of money someone pays for expenses before their insurance plan starts to pay.

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Deductible

92
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A type of insurance coverage that covers medical and surgical expenses.

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Health Insurance

93
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An organization to which people pay predetermined fees in return for a range of services from employees registered with the company.

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Health Maintenance Organization

94
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A type of insurance that allows insured people to have flexibility with the doctors they choose.

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Preferred Provider Organization

95
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A network of individual providers who have entered into agreements with an insurer to be a provider.

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Exclusive Provider Organization

96
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A type of managed health insurance plan.

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Point of Service Plans

97
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A plan with lower premiums but higher deductibles than a normal health plan.

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High-Deductible Health Plan

98
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Insurance that offers income protection to people who have been disabled for a long period of time.

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Disability Insurance

99
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Protects your pocket from severe damage in the case of an auto accident.

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Auto Insurance

100
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Protects insured person from the risks of liabilities imposed by lawsuits and others.

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Liability Coverage

101
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Will reimburse the insured for any damage to their personal vehicle that is due to the fault of the insured driver.

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Collision Coverage

102
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Protects you against vehicle damages caused by a collision.

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Comprehensive Coverage

103
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An extension that covers medical expenses due to collisions.

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Personal Injury Protection

104
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Insurance car owners can buy to protect themselves against losses.

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Gap Insurance

105
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An insurance plan that pays out an amount of money to the dependents of the insured person at their death.

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Life Insurance

106
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A type of life insurance where a benefit is paid in the event of a person’s death.

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Term Life

107
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A type of life insurance where a benefit is paid and accumulates a cash value.

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Whole Life

108
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A bank that offers services to the general public and companies.

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Commercial Bank

109
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A financial institution that specializes in accepting savings, deposits, and making mortgage and other loans.

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Savings and Loan Institutions

110
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A cooperative where members can borrow from pooled deposits at low interest rates.

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Credit Unions

111
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A short-term borrowing where an individual borrows a small amount at a very high rate of interest.

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Payday Lender

112
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An agreement where a person borrows money to buy a property and pays the money back during an agreed-upon term.

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Mortgage

113
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A low-interest bank account, similar to a checking account, where money can be deposited, but is not very liquid.

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Savings Account

114
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A deposit account that pays interest based on current rates in money markets.

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Money Mutual Account

115
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A deposit account held at an institution that allows withdrawals and deposits.

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Checking Account

116
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A savings vehicle with a fixed maturity date and fixed interest rate.

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Certificate of Deposit

117
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A U.S. corporation insuring deposits in the U.S. against bank failure.

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FDIC

118
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A federal agency created to regulate and supervise federal credit unions.

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NCUA

119
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A signature by the creator of a check enabling the holder of the check to claim payment.

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Blank Endorsement

120
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An endorsement authorizing payments to someone other than the entity it was originally meant for.

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Special Endorsement

121
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An endorsement putting a limitation on the use of a check.

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Restrictive Endorsement

122
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An endorsement where the endorser attaches one or more conditions to their check.

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Conditional Endorsement

123
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An endorsement that passes title to a check with certain restrictions.

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Qualified Endorsement

124
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Used by lenders to determine your financial worthiness of a loan and how likely you are to pay off that loan.

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Credit Record

125
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When a company stops all operations and goes completely out of business; a trustee is then appointed to liquidate all assets in order to pay off debts; individuals can also file.

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Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

126
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A corporate bankruptcy filing restricted to corporate debtors and is intended for when a major restructuring or reorganization is necessary.

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Chapter 10 Bankruptcy

127
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When someone uses another person’s information, such as their name, credit card number, without their permission, to commit fraud or other crimes.

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Identity Theft

128
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The attempt to obtain sensitive information, like usernames, passwords, or credit card details for malicious reasons.

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Phishing

129
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An arrangement between a financial institution and a customer that establishes a maximum loan balance.

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Line of Credit

130
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Unlicensed lenders who charge illegally high rates.

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Loan Sharks

131
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A person’s financial debt or obligations.

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Liabilities

132
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Capacity, Capital, Collateral, Conditions, Character

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C’s of Credit

133
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The maximum amount of credit extended to a client by a creditor.

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Credit Limits

134
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States laws that set the maximum interest rate that may be charged for consumer loans.

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Usury Laws

135
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A special court where disputes are resolved quickly and inexpensively.

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Small Claims Court

136
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Business that makes high-interest loans based on the value of personal possessions pledged as collateral.

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Pawnbroker

137
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The interest you pay for the use of a credit card.

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Finance Charge

138
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Organization that makes high-risk consumer loans with high interest rates.

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Finance Company

139
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Credit whereby you can add purchases up to a set credit limit.

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Open-End Credit

140
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A loan for a specific amount that must be repaid in full, including finance charge, by a stated due date.

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Closed-End Credit

141
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Business that gathers, stores, and sells credit information to other businesses.

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Credit Bureau

142
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Someone who promises to pay if the borrower fails to pay.

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Cosigner

143
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Customers who pay bills before the due dates.

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A-Rating

144
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Customers who pay bills on the due date or withing the 10-day grace period.

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B-Rating

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