Bear vs Bull

A bear market is when the prices of stocks are falling or expected to fall and a bull market is when stocks are rising or expected to rise

Dividend Yield

A financial ratio that indicates the amount of dividends paid out by a company relative to its share price.

Stock Market Index

A statistical measure of the performance of a group of stocks in a particular market. (i.e S&P 500)

Broker

A person or firm that buys or sells stocks and other securities on behalf of investors.

Blue Chip Stocks

Stocks of large, well-established companies with a history of stable earnings and dividends

Mutual Fund

A type of investment vehicle that pools money from multiple investors to invest in a diversified portfolio of securities managed by professionals.

Exchange Traded Fund

 A type of investment fund that is designed to track the performance of an index or sector by holding a basket of underlying assets

Market Capitalization

The total dollar value of a company's outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying the number of shares by the current market price per share

Price-to-Earnings Ratio 

A financial ratio used to evaluate a company's stock price relative to its earnings. The P/E ratio is calculated by dividing the current market price per share by the company's earnings per share over the last 12 months