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Year to Date (YTD)

Year to Date (YTD)

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

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Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.

Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.

Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

Value stocks

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

Securities

Bonds and stocks.

ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.

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