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Report: Most households don't have nearly enough saved in an emergency fund
A report from Investopedia says an emergency fund should be about $33,000 based on six months of living expenses. Americans on average have $8,000 on hand for an emergency expense. (Scripps News)
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Investopedia: Bankruptcy
Learn what happens when an individual or an organization files for bankruptcy. [1:44]
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Investopedia: Stop Loss Order
A stop loss order can protect an investor's portfolio when it is left unattended. Find out more about this market order and how it can work for you. [1 min, 10 sec]
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Investopedia: Economic Value Added Eva
Learn about this metric that measures a company's financial performance based on its residual wealth. [1:39]
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Investopedia: Liquidity vs. Solvency
Learn about the differences between these two concepts, and how each is used in the stock market.
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Investopedia: Calculating the Means
Learn more about the different ways you can calculate your portfolio's average return.
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Investopedia: Multi Level Marketing
Learn how to differentiate between a legitimate marketing strategy and a pyramid scheme.
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Investopedia: Moving Average
Learn about this basic technical indicator and how you can use it to chart the value of a security's price over a set period.
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Investopedia: How to Retire at 50
Find out how to plan for your retirement, and do it by the age of 50! [1:49]
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Investopedia: Moving Average Convergence Divergence Macd
Learn about this momentum indicator that shows the relationship between two moving averages.
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Investopedia: Unlevered Beta
Learn about how this calculation provides a number of how much systematic risk a firm's equity has compared to the market.
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Investopedia: Prisoner's Dilemma
Learn more about this classic game theory scenario known as Prisoner's Dilemma.