A financial report showing the status of a company’s assets, debts, and equity as of a specific date.

Used to indicate the change in yields on bonds, bills, and notes. One basis point is .01%.

An investor with a pessimistic outlook on the market, believing share prices will fall.

A prolonged period of declining prices in the stock market.

The person who will receive the cash proceeds from the life insurance policy upon the insured’s death.

An offer to buy at a specified price is a bid. The price a seller is willing to accept for a security is an ask price.

Common stock of a nationally recognized company that is known for stable and reliably long records of profit growth.

A debt investment in which a bondholder loans money to a corporation or government that borrows the funds for a defined period of time at a fixed interest rate.

The value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet. The cost of an asset minus accumulated depreciation.

An agent who acts as an intermediary between a buyer and seller of securities.

An investor with a positive outlook on the market, believing share prices will rise.

A prolonged period of rising prices in the stock market.