| A | B |
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| Bond | A form of lending to a company or the government (city, state, or federal) |
| Brokerage Firm | Facilitates the buying and selling of investments from a stock exchange |
| Capital Gain | Unearned income received from the sale of an asset above its purchase price |
| Discount Brokerage Firms | Only completes orders to buy and sell investments |
| Dividend | The share of profits distributed in cash |
| Financial Advisor | A trained professional that helps people make investing decisions |
| Full-Service Brokerage Firm | Offer investment transactions as well as investment advice and a financial advisor |
| Index | A group of similar stocks and bonds |
| Index Fund | A mutual fund that was designed to reduce fees by investing in the stocks and bonds that make up an index |
| Inflation | The rise in the general level of prices |
| Inflation Risk | The danger that money won’t be worth as much in the future as it is today |
| Investment | Assets purchased with the goal of providing additional income from the asset itself but with the risk of loss |
