Combining investment terms

The opposite of a bull market is a bear market, which is characterized by falling prices and typically shrouded in pessimism. The use of "bull" and "bear" to describe markets comes from the way the animals attack their opponents. A bull thrusts its horns up into the air, while a bear swipes its paws downward.

The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average

This ratio is what in market jargon is referred to as the price-earnings (P/E) multiple.the opinion of Warren Buffet, one of the world richest men and widely regarded as among the most savvy investors. Buffett believes companies that reinvest the entire amount back are a better bet to put your money in.

The Standard & Poor's 500, often abbreviated as the S&P 500, or just the S&P, is an American stock market index based on the market capitalizations of 500 large companies having common stock listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ.

I wanted to purchase stock in a successful company on the NYSE, so I went to my local brokerage to make this transaction happen.

When you invest in a mutual fund, you want to make money. You can make that money as either income or growth. Growth means the value of your mutual fund shares goes up. Income means you get paid dividends or interest on your investment. "Yield" refers to your dividends or interest, but it can be larger than the expected yield a mutual fund publishes in its prospectus