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Asset allocation is the process of dividing your investments among different classes of securities based on your tolerance for risk and your personal investment goals.

A period in which stock prices are generally declining over a prolonged period of time.

A period in which stock prices are generally increasing over a prolonged period of time.

A period in which stock prices are generally increasing over a prolonged period of time.

The principal value of your investment is your capital.

Compounding is the process by which you earn income on your investment's earnings. For example, if you had $1,000 in an investment that earned 5% interest a year, after one year you would have $1 [..]

Diversification is the process of spreading your investments among the investment choices offered in your retirement plan. When you diversify, you spread your dollars and your risk among a variety of [..]

A company or mutual fund* may distribute earnings to shareholders in the form of a dividend. You can choose to have your dividends automatically reinvested – to buy more shares or more units of a give [..]

By investing equal amounts of money at regular intervals regardless of whether share prices are moving up or down, you acquire more shares in periods of lower prices and fewer shares in periods of hig [..]