PERSONAL FINANCE GLOSSARY

GAAP (General Accepted Accounting Principles)

General Obligation (GO) Bonds

Gift Tax

Ginnie Mae

Ginnie Mae Pass-Through

Global Funds

Grace Period

Grantor

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Growth Funds

Growth Stock

Growth and Income Funds

Guaranteed Insurability (Guaranteed Issue)

Guardian

Nickname for the Government National Mortgage Association and the investment securities it backs. This government organization buys and then resells mortgage-backed securities to investors with a full government-supported guarantee.