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	Your Guide to Investing

Do you want to know more about the intricacies of money and finance? If you're not quite sure about all the financial jargon, here's a literate, forthright and dynamic way to learn.

Investing Careful investing can both increase your income and build the value of your assets. Stocks Stocks are ownership shares that investors buy in a corporation. Bonds A bond is a loan that pays interest over a fixed term, or period of time.		Retirement Learn how to live comfortably after you retire. Mutual Funds Mutual funds offer investors the benefits of economy, diversification and the expertise of a professional manager.

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Glossary

Want more information about investing? Visit the Securities Industry Association's educational site, Path to Investing.*

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