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Specify a type of investment vehicle for this security. Quicken's standard security types are Stockare Stock; Mutual Mutual Fund; US Savings Bond; BondBond; EmpEmp. Stock Opt.; ESPPESPP; CDCD; Market Market Index; and Other.
- Stock: A piece of a company, sold in units called shares. Stock represents a share of ownership, or equity, in a corporation. For example, if you buy 10,000 shares in a company with 1 million shares outstanding, you own 1 percent of the company.
Mutual Fund: A managed portfolio that sells shares of its own portfolio. The portfolio may include stocks, bonds, and money market investments.
US Savings Bond: a federal bond offered to US citizens to help fund government spending, and which provides savers with a guaranteed return.
Bond: When someone lends money, that person gets an IOU promising the loan will be repaid with interest. When you buy a bond, you're basically buying an IOU from a government agency or a corporation (examples of U.S. government bonds are U.S. Treasury securities and E/EE savings bonds). Because most bonds pay interest every six months, they are often considered good investments if you need a regular source of income. You also get the original loan amount back when the bond matures (in other words, when the loan expires). Like a credit rating for a person, a bond rating gives you an idea of whether the bond issuer will be able to make its payments on the loan. When interest rates are rising, bond prices tend to go down; when rates are falling, bond prices usually go up.
Emp. Stock Opt: Employee stock options are basically the "right" to buy shares of stock at a fixed price. Many companies give options to employees as an incentive to work to raise the market price of the stock above the option price, so that when the employees buy their shares (called exercising their options), they can sell the shares at the market rate and make a profit. There are two types of employee stock options: nonqualified (NQSO) and qualified (incentive, or ISO). The difference between the two is important for tax purposes when you exercise your options and sell your shares.;
ESPP: A plan established by your company that permits you to buy company stock, usually at a discount.
CD: Issued by a bank that borrows your money for a specified time and pays you interest at a fixed rate. The value does not fluctuate, but you pay penalties if you redeem it before its due date.
Market Index: A statistical composite of representative stocks (for example, the Dow Jones Industrials or the NASDAQ Composite).
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