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capital appreciation fund

capital gain/loss

capital gains distributions

capital preservation

capital spending

cash investments

cash per share/price

catch-up contribution

CD
See certificate of deposit

certificate dollars

certificate of deposit (CD)

Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®)

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

CFA
See Chartered Financial Analyst

CFP
See Certified Financial Planner

charitable remainder trust

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

checkwriting redemption (CWR)

closed-end fund

closing quotation

CMO
See Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO)

commercial paper

commission-only compensation

common-law employee

compliance department

conservative investment approach

consumer durables

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC)
See back-end load

contrarian investing

contribution allocation

convertible security

corporate fiduciary

cost basis reportable to IRS

country allocations

country diversification

coupon/coupon rate

CPA
See certified public accountant

CPI
See Consumer Price Index

cumulative preferred stock

cumulative total return

current market value

Also of interest

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