PERSONAL FINANCE GLOSSARY

NASD

NYSE Beta Index

Nasdaq Composite Index

National Flood Insurance Program

Net Asset Value

Net Change

Net Profit

No-Load Fund

Non-Medical Insurance

Nonqualified Stock Option

Normal Retirement Age

Number Of Shares

The beta is the covariance of the stock in relation to the rest of the stock market. The Standard & Poor's stock index has a beta coefficient of 1. Any stock with a higher beta is more volatile than the market. Any with a lower beta does the reverse

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