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What is 'A-Share' In a family of multi-class mutual funds, this is the class that is usually characterized by a loaded fee...

What is 'A-Credit' The highest credit grade available as assigned to a borrower by a lender. Lenders use a credit grading system...

What is the W-4 form and what is it used for The W-4 form is a document that is used by employers to determine the...

What is 'Yard' A financial term meaning one billion. Yard is derived from the term "milliard" which is used in some European...

What is C-Share and how does it work C-share is a type of mutual fund that allows investors to share in the unrealized gains or...

What is the 'W-2 Form' The W-2 form is the form that an employer must send to an employee and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...

What is 'Z-Share' A class of mutual fund shares that employees of the fund's management company are allowed to own. Employees may...

What is 'Half Stock' Stock sold with a par value half of what is considered standard. Half stock can be either common...

What is 'Back Charge' A billing made to collect an expense incurred in a previous billing period. A back charge may be...

What is 'Baby Bills' A hypothetical nickname for the smaller companies that would have been formed if Microsoft had been broken up...