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What was the Tax Reform Act of 1986? Hit play to find out.

What are Passive Investing and Passive Investors? Passive investing and passive investors are ones who opt to ride the market out over the long ter...

The Investment Company Act of 1940 regulated and ensured fair dealings in the mutual fund industry.

What do you need to retire? Retirement - think: 401k, pension fund, IRA, roth IRA, etc. All of these savings socked away while you worked hard are...

What is Contingent Liability? Contingent liability refers to a possible liability in the future contingent upon some other event being the trigger....

What are T-Notes, T-Bonds, and TIPS? T-Notes are debt securities (like bonds) that are issued by the government and mature within one to 10 years....

What is AMBAC? AMBAC stands for American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation. It provides insurance for municipalities that sell muni bonds, such...

What are bond ratings and what do they mean? Bond ratings are just credit ratings used on bonds. Just like a credit rating, they give the investor...

A trust deed lays out the rights and obligations of the bank underwriting the purchase of inventory/assets. That said, it won't catch you in a trus...

PERLS is a bond that pays interest twice a year, but whose yield is linked to a given foreign exchange rate. It also doesn't string very well on a...

What is real return? Real return is the actual return made from an investment after inflation is factored in. Return is expressed as a percentage c...

What are the types of income tax? Federal income tax. State income tax. Real estate tax. Value Added Tax (VAT). Some tax is progressive, some tax i...

Tax basis is your cost for assessing how much you owe in taxes, and is determined by multiplying your gains by your tax rate.

What is term life insurance, and variable life insurance? Hit play to find out, and, uh...let's hope you live long enough to figure out the answers.

What is an LLC? LLC stands for Limited Liability Company. It is a hybrid type of company that combines the corporate protections of separating corp...

What are systematic and unsystematic risk? Take a risk on this video and hit play.

What is Accrual Accounting? Accrual accounting is used to determine how well a company is doing by looking at the present and the future. It takes...

Unearned income is more than just the lunch money you stole on the playground. Hit play to find out more about unearned and earned income. And mayb...

What is Accrued Interest? Most bonds pay interest on a fixed calendar schedule, which can be quarterly, bi-annually, or annually. The interest earn...

A redemption charge is a charge applied when you redeem shares of a mutual fund in a deferred commission purchase structure.