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Discussed under: Asset.

Discussed under: Asset.

Definition: The buying and selling of stocks and/or bonds (ie, securities) of a corporation by someone who is in possession of “material” (ie, important) “non public” information. This practice is generally illegal.

Definition: The steady rise over a period of several years in the prices of goods, services and wages.

Definition: To follow an investment you have made with another one that will lessen your losses in the event that the original investment turns out to be unsuccessful.

Definition: Abbreviation for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, the comprehensive set of principles and rules for how publicly-held corporations should account for their business activities and prepare their financial statements. It is maintained by the independent Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).

Definition: A bond whose interest rate moves up and down periodically with market interest rates.

Definition: The 12-month period a company has chosen to be the year over which it will report its financial performance.

Definition: The non-governmental organization that makes the rules for how American publicly-held corporations should account for their business activities and prepare their financial statements. The collective rules and regulations are known as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Definition: The dollar amount a company or government borrows when it issues an investor a bond. This amount, which is printed clearly on the bond, is owed back to the investor on the bond’s maturity date, which also printed on the bond.