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When you invest in an index fund, you’re essentially buying tiny pieces of all the companies in that index.

Starting early with your retirement planning is the smartest financial move you can make. Time is your friend when building wealth.

Day trading is a style of trading where individuals buy and sell financial instruments within the same trading day.

Active Investment seeks to beat the market through strategic buying and selling of stocks, bonds, or other assets.

Passive Investing is putting your money into investment vehicles that don’t require daily decisions or constant portfolio tinkering

A capital loss occurs when you sell an asset (like stocks, bonds, or real estate) for less than what you paid for it.

A Roth IRA is a unique investing vehicle where you pay taxes on money going into your account, and then all future withdrawals are tax-free.

An Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is a tax-advantaged investing tool that allows your savings to grow exponentially over time.

Leverage involves using borrowed money or financial instruments to increase the potential return of an investment.

Trading on Margin is utilizing a broker loan to buy stocks.

A derivative is a financial instrument whose value is based on the performance of an underlying asset.

Consumer Price Index tracks the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a basket of goods and services.

A recession is a significant decline in economic activity that lasts for months or even years.

An IPO is when a privately held company decides to go public by offering its shares to the general public for the first time.

Private equity is a form of investment where funds are directly invested into private companies, or public companies are taken private.

Hedge Funds play a bigger game, using advanced strategies like 'short selling' or 'leverage.'

Asset Allocation is how you divide your investments among different types of assets – like stocks, bonds, and cash.

Market Capitalization is the total value of a company's shares of stock; it's an indicator of a company's size, and investors watch it.

A bear market refers to a period when stock prices are falling, typically by 20% or more from recent highs.

The term 'bull market' is often associated with the stock market, but it can apply to anything that's traded: bonds, real estate, etc.