CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU - CFPB
Regulatory agency responsible for supervising financial products and services offered to consumers. The bureau is divided into several units including consumer complaints, community affairs, research, the Office of Fair Lending, and the Office of Financial Opportunity. In essence, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau aims to protect and educate consumer on several financial products and services.
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Average True Range - ATR
It was introduced in Welles Wilder’s book: New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems as a volatility measure.
Daily Chart
It is a line graph displaying the intraday movement of a security. It is different from the longer term charts that show’s a movement of a se ...
Peak
The highest point between the end of an economic expansion and the start of a contraction in a business cycle. The peak of the cycle refers to the ...
Securities Fraud
Securities Fraud is a crime that is classified as white-collar. Securities Fraud occurs when an entity that may be an individual or a company like ...
Specialization
Specialization, in production, is focusing on a particular good or service of a business in order to maximize the efficiency and effectivity of pro ...
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Retirement Planning: Allocating Money for Retirement
In the previous tutorial, we outlined the significance of retirement. Now, let’s talk about the how in retirement planning.
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Retirement Planning: Maximizing the Power of Compounding
“The early bird catches the worm.” – William Camden
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 ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Long-Lasting Assets
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Inflation and Investments
“How does inflation affect my investments?”
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