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Acronym for 'Social Venture Capital'. The hashtag includes news and resources for those looking for funding.

The capital stock (or stock) of a business entity represents the original capital paid into or invested in the business by its founders. It serves as a security for the creditors of a business since it cannot be withdrawn to the detriment of the creditors. Stock is different from the property and the assets of a business which may fluctuate in quantity and value. [Source:http://***]

Short for Social Finance, information regarding finance for socially responsible ventures and projects.

Short for Social Innovation. It refers to new strategies, concepts, ideas and organizations that meet social needs of all kinds - from working conditions and education to community development and health - and that extend and strengthen civil society. [Source:http://***]

'Social Capital'. Primarily for investors, news, and resources for making profits while making an impact. Especially popular during the SOCAP conference.

Refers to that point where a person stops employment completely. A person may semi-retire by reducing work hours.

Financial decisions an individual or a family unit is required to make to obtain, budget, save and spend monetary resources.

In finance, it refers to investments that are priced way beyond what they are truly worth.

National Stock Exchange.

The American stock exchange.

Mortgages are used by individuals and businesses to make large purchases of real estate without paying the entire value of the purchase up front.Mortgages are also known as "liens against property" or "claims on property". [Source:http://***]

Also called investment management, it is the process of managing money which includes investment, budgeting, banking and taxes.

The degree to which an asset or security can be bought or sold in the market without affecting the asset's price. Liquidity is characterized by a high level of trading activity. Assets that can be easily bought or sold are known as liquid assets. [Source:http://***]

Financial investing is putting money into something with the expectation of gain that, upon analysis, has a high degree of security for the principal amount, as well as security of return, within an expected period of time.

Refers to investments made based on the practice of assessing not only the financial return on investment, but also the social and environmental impacts of the investment that happen in the course of the operations of the business and the consumption of the product or service which the business creates. An impact investor seeks to create social good or improve the health of the environment, as well as achieve financial returns. [Source:http://***]

The legal owner of a home or residential real estate.

'Gross domestic product' is the market value of all officially recognized final goods and services produced within a country in a given period.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the independent securities regulator in the US.

News about the financial services industry and financial advisory trends.

Advice given on financial decisions, usually rendered by licensed and qualified professionals.

Anything related to finance, investments and money in general.

In finance, in general, you can think of equity as ownership in any asset after all debts associated with that asset are paid off. For example, a car or house with no outstanding debt is considered the owner's equity because he or she can readily sell the item for cash. Stocks are equity because they represent ownership in a company. [Source:http://***]

An economy consists of the economic systems of a country or other area; the labor, capital, and land resources; and the manufacturing, production, trade, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of that area. [Source:http://***]

The obligation owed by one party (debtor) to a second party (creditor).

Information that has been translated into a form that is more convenient to move or process. In the case of financial data, it is in the form of financial summaries or statements, graphs and other types of of the sort.