The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA)receives many types of complaints from individual investors, including complaints against brokers,…
The Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (CUSIP) number identifies most securities, including U.S. government and municipal bonds. CUSIP numbers…
You will likely pay a commission when you buy or sell a stock through a financial professional. The commission compensates…
"Closing price" generally refers to the last price at which a stock trades during a regular trading session. For many…
A closed-end fund, legally known as a closed-end investment company, is one of three basic types of investment companies The two…
A class of fund shares without any front-end load, deferred sales charge, or other asset-based fee for sales or distribution. A broker…
Different types of shares issued by a single fund, often referred to as Class A shares, Class B shares, and…
A broker typically earns a portion of the commissions or other fees on each purchase or sale of securities that the brokerage…
A certificate of deposit (CD) is a savings account that holds a fixed amount of money for a fixed period…
Don't assume that a "federally insured one-year non-callable" CD matures in one year. It doesn't. These words mean the bank…