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SEC: The abbreviation for Securities and Exchange Commission, which is a federal government agency that regulates the trading of corporate stock to protect investors against unscrupulous practices. Like a number of other federal regulatory agencies, the SEC was established in the 1930s--1934 to be exact. The impetus for its formation was to prevent investors from manipulating the stock market and to prevent other practices that contributed to the 1929 stock market crash. The SEC has all sorts of rules governing the stock market, including information disclosure, insider trading, speculation, and use of credit.
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THRIFT INSTITUTIONS Non-profit depository financial institutions that were originally established to provide limited banking services, often to specific groups, that were not adequately offered by traditional banks. The three primary thrift institutions are credit unions, savings and loan associations, and mutual savings banks. In recent decades these thrift institutions have broaden the range of financial services, especially offering checkable deposits, and thus operate as banks. In particular, that come under the same monetary policy regulation as traditional banks.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time going from convenience store to convenience store hoping to buy either a pair of leather sandals that won't cause blisters or clothing for your kitty cats. Be on the lookout for high interest rates.
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A U.S. dime has 118 groves around its edge, one fewer than a U.S. quarter.
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"Success is the child of audacity. " -- Benjamin Disraeli, British statesman
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Constant Elasticity of Substitution
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