The total amount of money being borrowed or lent; the initial amount of money invested.
“Prime bank” investments are scams. Promoters of “prime bank” programs often claim that investors’ funds will be used to buy…
Markets in which newly issued securities are sold to investors and the issuer receives the proceeds.
A company's P/E ratio is a way of gauging whether the stock price is high or low compared to the…
The risk that principal repayment will occur earlier than scheduled, forcing the investor to reinvest at lower prevailing rates.
The unscheduled partial or complete payment of the principal amount outstanding on a loan, such as a mortgage, before it…
A type of 529 plan that lets an account owner purchase units or credits at participating colleges or universities for…
The combined holdings of stock, bond, commodity, real estate and other investments by an individual or institutional investor.
A Ponzi scheme is an investment fraud that pays existing investors with funds collected from new investors. Ponzi schemes are…