For tax purposes, a capital gain is considered long term if the investment was held more than:1 day.1 month.1 year.10 years.
A limit order:Is used to protect a profit if it is a limit order to buy.Is used to execute a sell at a specific price or lower if possible.Is an order to buy or sell at a specific price or better and can be good till canceled.Is an order to be executed at the best price available and is not known until after confirmation is received.
Disability income insurance:Can cover part of your lost income while you are disabled.Pays medical expenses associated with a disability.Should only be purchased by star athletes.Is primarily for the unemployed.
Of the following, the safest type of investment is:Under the mattress.An FDIC-insured CD.An international growth mutual fund.An Internet stock.
Buying on margin::Precludes the advantage of using leverage.Is not affected by limits on borrowing established by ERISA.Minimizes losses if the price of a security declines.Is possible by borrowing from a broker.
The term generally used to describe the market in which prices fully reflect all available information is:The greater fool hypothesis.Random walk hypothesis.The size-effect hypothesis.Efficient markets hypothesis.
The financial pyramid implies that:An investment near the top of the pyramid has a higher potential return, but also carries higher risk.Egyptian pharoahs were astute investors.Eating nutritious meals from the "food pyramid" will make you a better investor."Pyramid" or "Ponzi" schemes are good investments.
Mortgage payments:Can be completely deducted from income for tax purposes.Vary from month to month on a fixed rate loan.Represent high principal payments early in the term of the loan.Are typically tax deductible to the extent that they represent payment of interest.