CHARTERED MUTUAL FUND COUNSELOR - CMFC
Professional designation conferred to financial service professionals who completed a study program on mutual funds and passed an examination. To retain this designation, these professionals must complete 16 hours of continuing education and pay a nominal fee. The College for Financial Planning awards this designation.
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Naked Trust
This is commonly used by parents or grandparents, where they transfer assets to their beneficiaries like their children or grandchildren. Once the ...
Crossover Refunding
Issuance of new municipal bonds or refunding bonds by a local government in which the proceeds of these bonds are placed in escrow and used to make ...
Low-Down Mortgages
Secured mortgage programs that require a small down payment. It normally require a downpayment from 3%-5% of the property value. But some lenders h ...
Blow-Off Top
Chart pattern describing a steep and rapid rise in a security’s price and trading volume followed by a steep and sudden fall in its price and ...
Coverage Initiated
Instance in which a brokerage or analyst issues his initial rating on a specific stock or sector.
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A Guide to Your Personal Income Tax: Avoid Awful Surprises
Who loves to be surprised by the Internal Revenue Services? No one (unless it is a tax refund). The federal agency has its way of shocking taxpayer ...
Health Savings Account: Introduction
In essence, health savings account shoulders any health- and medical-related expenses that are not included in the high-deductible health plan. Pay ...
Buying a Home: Choosing the Best Location
The first consideration when buying a new house is choosing the place where you want to live, regardless if this will serve as an investment or upg ...
Connection of Inflation and Interest Rates
We cannot simply ignore the connectivity of inflation and interest rates. Both items are interrelated. So, whenever there is a news item about a co ...
Retirement Planning: Creating a Nest Egg
Last time, we discuss the different income sources for building a retirement fund. We shall now tackle the ways to create a retirement nest egg.
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