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Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or Fannie Mae):
               FNMA is a private corporation that acts as a secondary market investor
               in buying and selling mortgage loans.

               Fiduciary: An individual or institution occupying a position of trust. An
               executor, administrator or trustee.

               Financial planner: A person who helps you plan and carry out your
               financial future.

               Fixed investment: Any investment paying a fixed interest rate such as
               a money market account, a certificate of deposit, a bond, a note, or a
               preferred  stock.  Fixed  investment  is  the  opposite  of  a  variable
               investment.

               Fixed rate mortgage: With a fixed rate mortgage your interest rate will
               remain the same for the entire term of the loan. Although the rate will
               begin  slightly  higher  than  a  comparable  Adjustable  Rate  Mortgage
               (ARM), the interest rate you pay can never go up for as long as you have
               the mortgage.

               Full retirement age: Full retirement age is the age at which you qualify
               to collect your full Social Security benefit. It is scheduled to increase from
               65 to 67 in two-month increments. For example, people born in 1942
               must be 65 and 10 months to reach full retirement age.

               Fund of Funds: See Life Cycle Fund definition.

               Group Insurance: A form of insurance designed to insure classes of
               persons rather than specific individuals.




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