The ability to understand how money works, how it’s earned and managed.

A form of debt that corporations and governments issue to borrow money from the public.

A permit from an authority to do a particularly thing or carry on a trade.

Strategies and practices which increase net worth.

A grouping of similar type investments.

Monetary compensation.

The total value of a persons asset minus the debts.

A portion of a corporations profit that is distributed to shareholders.

The lowest hourly wage an employer can pay an employee for work as set by federal law under the fair labor standards act.

A division of the U.S Department of Labor that collects and analyzes data on labor economics.

A company or fund that pools investors money and invests in income producing real estate.

Federal law that sets minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor laws.

An income level below which people and families are eligible for certain U.S government assistance programs and benefits.

A profitability ratio used to evaluate an investment; calculated by dividing the return on the investment by the cost of the investment.

Document frequently used by job seekers in the science and academia fields who have published works in journals, and by overseas job seeekers.