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Today's Terms
Real estate investment trust (REIT)
Definition:
A type of investment that pools the money of many individuals and acquires real estate or mortgages that are then owned proportionally by each investor.
Bonds
Definition:
Essentially loans or debt. When someone lends you money, he or she gets an IOU that promises the loan will be repaid with interest. When you buy a bond, you're basically buying that IOU. A bond certificate is like an IOU: it shows the amount loaned (principal), the rate of interest to be paid on the loan and the date that the principal will be paid back (maturity date). Bonds can be issued by government agencies, such as the U.S. Treasury and by corporations to raise money.
Spendthrift Trusts
Definition:
A spendthrift trust is created specifically to provide asset protection for the beneficiary. These trusts are written so that the beneficiary can receive the benefit of the trust, but have no right to demand benefits from the trust.
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