Glossary: Letter F
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FAANG Stocks: Definition and Companies Involved
Face Value: Definition in Finance and Comparison With Market Value
Facility: Definition, Loan Types, and Examples
Factor Definition: Requirements, Benefits, and Example
Factor Market: Definition, Types, and Examples
FactSet: What it is, How it Works, Company Structure
Facultative vs. Treaty Reinsurance: Understanding Insurance Coverage Types
Failure to Deliver, and What Happens With FTDs?
Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA): How It Protects Consumers
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Protects Consumer Rights
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Overview and History
Fair Market Value (FMV): Definition and How to Calculate It
Fair Value: Definition, Formula, and Example
Fallen Angel: What it is, How it Works, Risks
Fama French Three Factor Model: How It Works, Formula, and Impact
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): What You Need to Know
Family Limited Partnership (FLP): Definition, Pros & Cons
Family Office: What It Is, Responsibilities, and Types
FANG Stocks: Definition, Companies, Performance, and How to Invest
Farmers Home Administration (FmHA): Meaning, History, Examples
Fast Fashion’s Impact on Retail Manufacturing and the Environment
Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Industry: Definition, Types, and Profitability
FDIC Insured Account Definition, Requirements, Pros/Cons
Feasibility Study: What It Is, Benefits, and Examples
Fed Balance Sheet: The Federal Reserve’s Assets and Liabilities
Federal Agency? Definition, Purposes, Bond Issues
Federal Communications Commission (FCC): Mission and Role
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC): Definition & Limits
Federal Direct Loan Program: Meaning, Types, Pros and Cons
Federal Discount Rate
Federal Funds Rate: What It Is, How It’s Determined, and Why It’s Important
Federal Funds? Definition and How Loans and Rates Work
Federal Grants In Aid
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System: Definition and History
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) / Freddie Mac?
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Loan: Requirements, Limits, How to Qualify
Federal Housing Administration (FHA): Overview, History, FAQ
Federal Income Tax
Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA): What It Is, Who Pays
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC): What It Is and Does
Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Definition
Federal Reserve Board (FRB): How It Works, Structure, and Duties
Federal Reserve System (FRS): Functions and History
Federal Reserve System: What It Is and How It Works
Federal Trade Commission (FTC): What It Is and What It Does
Fee? Definition, How They Work, Types, and Examples
Feed-In Tariff (FIT): Explanation, History, and Uses
FHA 203(k) Loan: Definition, Use, Types, Pros, and Cons
Fiat Money Explained: Benefits, Risks, and Global Examples
Fibonacci Retracement Levels, and What Do They Tell You?
Fibonacci Sequence: Definition, How It Works, and How to Use It
FICO Score?
Fidelity Bond: Definition, Types, and Uses
Fiduciary Definition: Examples and Why They Are Important
Filing Status: What It Means on Your Taxes, Types
Fill or Kill (FOK) Order: Definition and Example
Finance Charge
Finance Mean? Its History, Types, and Importance Explained
Financial Account Definition, With Components and Assets
Financial Accounting Meaning, Principles, and Why It Matters
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB): Definition and How It Works
Financial Advisor: How to Choose the Right One for You
Financial Analysis: Definition, Importance, Types, and Examples
Financial Asset Definition and Liquid vs. Illiquid Types
Financial Controller Roles, Duties, Skillset, and Career Path
Financial Crisis: Definition, Causes, and Examples
Financial Distress
Financial Engineering: Definition, How It’s Used, Types, and Critique
Financial Exposure: Definition, How It Works, Hedging, and Example
Financial Guarantee: Definition, Forms, Types, and Example
Financial Health: Definition and How to Measure and Improve It
Financial Inclusion: Definition, Examples, and Why It’s Important
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Definition
Financial Institution?
Financial Instruments Explained: Types and Asset Classes
Financial Intermediary: What It Means, How It Works, Examples
Financial Literacy: What It Is, and Why It Is So Important to Teach Teens
Financial Markets: Role in the Economy, Importance, Types, and Examples
Financial Modeling: Definition and Uses
Financial Performance: Definition, How It Works, and Example
Financial Plan
Financial Planner? Different Kinds and What They Do
Financial Sector
Financial Statement Analysis: Techniques for Balance Sheet, Income & Cash Flow
Financial Statements: List of Types and How to Read Them
Financial Structure
Financial System: Definition, Types, and Market Components
Financial Technology (Fintech): Its Uses and Impact on Our Lives
Financial Times Stock Exchange Group (FTSE): Definition
Financing: What It Means and Why It Matters
Finder’s Fee? Definition, Standard Fees, and Examples
FINRA Brokercheck: What It Means, How It Works
FIRE Explained: Financial Independence, Retire Early – Rules, Types & Planning
Fire Insurance Basics: Coverage, Benefits, and How It Works
Firms: Definition in Business, How They Work, and Types
First Mortgage
First Mover: What It Means, Examples, and First Mover Advantages
First Notice of Loss (FNOL): Definition, Requirements, and Example
Fiscal Deficit: Definition and History in the U.S.
Fiscal Multiplier: Definition, Formula, and Example
Fiscal Year-End? Definition, Examples, and vs. Calendar-Year End
Fiscalyear
Fisher Effect Definition and Relationship to Inflation
Fisher Transform Indicator: Definition and How to Use It in Trade
Fitch Ratings: Definition, Uses, and Rating Scale
Fixed Annuity? Uses in Investing, Pros, and Cons
Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio?
Fixed Capital: Definition, What’s Included, and Requirements
Fixed Cost: What It Is and How It’s Used in Business
Fixed Exchange Rate? Definition and Examples
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC)? History
Fixed Rate Mortgage
Fixed-Charge Coverage Ratio Explained: Definition, Formula, and Benefits
Fixed-Income Security Definition, Types, and Examples
Fixed-Rate Payment: What it is, How it Works, Example
Fixedinterestrate
Fixing: Definition in Business and Economics, Examples, and Legality
Flat Tax: What It Is and How It Works
Flatyieldcurve
Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS): Definition and How It Works
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)?
Flip: What it Means, How it Works, Examples
Float: What It Is, How It Works, Calculation, and Example
Floating Charge
Floating Exchange Rate?
Floating Interest Rate: Definition, How It Works, and Examples
Floating Rate Fund? Definition, Example and Limitations
Floating Stock: Definition, Example, and Why It’s Important
Floating-Rate Note (FRN): Here’s What You Need To Know
Floor Trader? Definition, Role in Markets, Requirements
Flotation Cost: Formulas, Meaning, and Examples
Flotation: What It Is, How It Works, Pros and Cons
Flow-Through (Pass-Through) Entity, Types, Pros & Cons
Fof
Folio Number? Definition and Uses
Follow-on Offering (FPO): Definition, 2 Main Types, and Example
Food and Drug Administration (FDA): What It Is and Does
Footnotes to Financial Statements? Types and Importance
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For Sale by Owner (FSBO): Definition, Costs, Benefits, and Risks
Forbearance
Forecasting: What It Is, How It’s Used in Business and Investing
Foreclosure: Definition, Process, Downside, and Ways to Avoid
Foregone Earnings
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA): Key Rules and Compliance
Foreign Aid Explained: Types, Leading Donors, and Global Impact
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)? Antibribery Aim
Foreign Currency (FX) Swap: Definition, How It Works, and Types
Foreign Currency Convertible Bond (FCCB) Defined, How It Works
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): What It Is, Types, and Examples
Foreign Earned Income Exclusion: Overview and Example
Foreign Exchange Reserves: What They Are, Why Countries Hold Them
Foreign Exchange Risk: What It Is and Hedging Against It, With Examples
Foreign Institutional Investor (FII): Regulations and Opportunities
Foreign Investment: Definition, How It Works, and Types
Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI)? Benefits and Risks
Foreign Tax Credit: Definition, How It Works, and Who Can Claim It
Forensic Accounting: What It Is, How It’s Used
Forensic Audit, How Does It Work, and What Prompts It?
Forex (FX): Definition, How to Trade Currencies, and Examples
Forex (FX): How Trading in the Foreign Exchange Market Works
Forfaiting: How it Works, Pros and Cons, and Examples
Forfeited Share Means, With Definition and Example
Form 10-K: Definition, What’s Included, Instructions, and Where to Find It
Form 1040-A: U.S. Individual Tax Return: Overview
Form 1040: U.S. Individual Tax Return — Definition, Use, and Practical Guide
Form 1040: U.S. Individual Tax Return Definition, Types, and Use
Form 1040EZ, and Why Is It No Longer Used?
Form 1045: Application for Tentative Refund: What it is
Form 1095-B: Health Coverage: What it is, How it Works
Form 1095-C: Definition, Uses, Tax Filing Requirements
Form 1095a
Form 1098
Form 1099-DIV, Dividends and Distributions: How to File
Form 1099-INT: What It Is, Who Files It, and Who Receives It
Form 1099-MISC: Understanding Its Purpose and Uses for Nonemployee Income
Form 1099-Q: Payments From Qualified Education Programs?
Form 1099-R: What It’s Used for and Who Should File It
Form 1120-S: U.S. Income Tax Return for an S Corporation
Form 1310: Purpose for Taxes, Who Files, and How to File
Form 13f
Form 2106-EZ: Unreimbursed Employee Business Expenses—Overview
Form 2106: Employee Business Expenses—Definition and Who Can File
Form 2439: Notice to Shareholder of Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains
Form 2848
Form 4506, Request for Copy of Tax Return: Definition and Filing
Form 4562: Depreciation and Amortization?
Form 4684: Casualties and Theft: What it is, How it Works
Form 4797: Sales of Business Property Definition: What It Is and How to File
Form 4868 Application For Automatic Extension Of Time To File Us Individual Income Tax Return
Form 4952: Investment Interest Expense Deduction Overview
Form 5405: First-Time Homebuyer Credit and Repayment of the Credit