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Dec. 11, 2019

Question of the Week: What is a promissory note?

A promissory note is a financial instrument that is a written promise from one party to pay back another party a set sum of money, either on demand or at a specific date in the fut...

Dec. 4, 2019

Question of the Week – What is a debenture?

A debenture is a type of debt instrument that is similar to a bond in that it is issued by a company or a government as a way of raising capital. Unlike a bond a debenture is not s...

Nov. 27, 2019

Question of the Week – What is Forex?

FOREX is the Foreign Exchange Market. It is a global, decentralized over-the-counter market for the trading of currencies. FOREX allows anyone to exchange one form of currency for ...

Nov. 20, 2019

Question of the Week – Where can you find a mutual fund’s full investment holdings?

One of our readers sent in a question last week after looking over our old post on Fund Facts. They noticed that the Fund Facts provided some basic information on a mutual fund’s i...

Question of the Week: What is a promissory note?

Question of the Week – What is a debenture?

Question of the Week – What is Forex?

Question of the Week – Where can you find a mutual fund’s full investment holdings?

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