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Overenthusiastic investors may have bid the price up into overvalued territory.

Your survivors are generally not on the hook to pay off your debts unless they co-signed a loan or are a joint owner of a credit card account.

Stock market indexes can also be measured in "points" rather than dollars to avoid confusion

Not all companies pay dividends. Some use their excess cash to further their growth, pay down debts or buy back some shares, among other possibilities.

When choosing mutual funds, favor ones with low fees.

Traditionally, symbols for companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) were usually three or fewer letters, while their Nasdaq Stock Market counterparts were four or five letters long.

Even smart stock analysts will likely arrive at different numbers for any company they study because they all make different assumptions,

Consider Groupon, which had its IPO in 2011 and saw its shares climb almost 31% on their first day.

Money market accounts are bank or credit union accounts with yields that are usually higher than typical savings accounts.

The Nasdaq started in 1971 as a computerized trading system, and it's now home to gobs of fast-growing tech companies, among many others.