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Asset Allocation
When you divide your money among various types of investments, such as stocks, bonds, and short-term investments (also known as "instruments"), you are allocating your assets. The way in which your money is divided is called your asset allocation.
Bearer Accounts
The bearer account requires a minimum of USD 7,000 as the initial deposit plus facilitator fees. Funds can only be deposited or withdrawn upon presentation of both a password and a bearer bank account book.
Durable power of attorney
A power of attorney that remains valid when the principal becomes incapacitated.
Living trust
A trust that is established while the grantor is still alive. Compare to testamentary trust.
Totten trust
A savings account that allows the depositor to open the account as trustee for someone else (no real trust is set up). Account owners may use the funds as they see fit during their lifetime, and then upon their death the account balance is paid to the named beneficiary.
Private mortgage insurance (PMI)
Protection for the lender against a loss if a borrower defaults on a loan. It is usually required for loans in which the down payment is less than 20 percent of the sales price or, in a refinancing, when the amount financed is greater than 80 percent of the appraised value.
Beneficiary
The person who receives the benefits or gifts from an estate, insurance policy, IRA, pension plan, or trust.
Marital Trusts
A marital trust is used to benefit the surviving spouse of the person who dies. There are many reasons for creating such a trust-- to provide asset protection for the surviving spouse, or to ensure that your children are the ultimate beneficiaries of your estate.
Testamentary trust
A trust that is established by will. Compare to living trust.
Secret Bank Accounts
Infamous numbered and bearer Swiss bank accounts. Switzerland has come under much scrutiny through scandals relating to money laundering and holding assets
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