Common Financial Acronyms
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Do you know your financial acronyms? Test your knowledge with these common abbreviations used in the world of finance:
1. ROI: Stands for Return on Investment, a measure used to evaluate the efficiency or profitability of an investment.
2. APR: Stands for Annual Percentage Rate, which represents the annual cost of borrowing money from a lender.
3. IRA: Stands for Individual Retirement Account, a tax-advantaged account that individuals can use to save for retirement.
4. GDP: Stands for Gross Domestic Product, a measure of a country's economic performance and productivity.
5. ETF: Stands for Exchange-Traded Fund, an investment fund traded on stock exchanges similar to stocks.
6. P/E Ratio: Stands for Price-to-Earnings Ratio, a valuation ratio of a company's current share price relative to its per-share earnings.
7. FDIC: Stands for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, an independent agency of the United States government that insures deposits in banks and thrift institutions.
8. EPS: Stands for Earnings Per Share, a company's profit divided by its outstanding shares, used as a measure of a company's profitability.
9. 401(k): A retirement savings plan sponsored by an employer, named after a section of the Internal Revenue Code.
10. CAGR: Stands for Compound Annual Growth Rate, a measure of an investment's annual growth rate over time, accounting for compounding returns.
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