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DEFINITIONS - It is common to be unsure or confused about the terms used in the financial industry. We have included several definitions we hope clarify your understanding before you invest. Click on a letter below which is the same as the first letter of the term you wish to define:
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  DAX – the primary stock exchange index in Germany  
     
  Daily Recordkeeping – a system of accounting that provides for the allocation of earnings and losses to a participant’s account on a daily basis  
     
  Death Benefits – payments to a beneficiary of a deceased participant that may be provided under a qualified plan

 
     
  Deferral - the act or instance of delaying compulsory actions. In this instance the delaying of the payment of income taxes. The amount of a participant’s voluntary reduction in pay; otherwise known as salary deferrals

 
     
  Defined Benefit Plan – a plan designated to provide participants with a definite benefit at retirement (e.g., a monthly benefit of 50 percent of final average compensation upon reaching age 65). Contributions under the plan are determined by reference to the benefits provided

 
     
  Direct Rollover – a distribution to an employee made in the form of a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer from a qualified retirement plan to an eligible retirement plan

 
     
  Dividend - a portion of earnings paid to a shareholder by a corporation

 
     
  DOW JONES - Dow Jones Industrial Average - the stock exchange index in United States of America consisting of four different averages — industrial stocks, transportation stocks, utility stocks, and a composite average of all three. The industrial average expanded to 20 stocks (1916) and then 30 (1928); the average still lists 30 stocks, but the companies have changed through the years as American industry itself has grown and changed

 
     
     
     
     
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