Chapter 31 Investing in Stocks

Blue-chip stocks are safer than speculative stocks. 

Stocks are very liquid because they can easily be sold to turn into cash.

buying stock on the Internet

Which of the following refers to the return on investment, or the amount of money that it earns

the Dow Jones Industrial Average

how easily an investment can be turned into cash

_______ is putting your money to use in order to make money on it.

What is the Vol in 100s for Kelloggs?

share of ownership in a company

What is the 52 week Hi for Mattel?

Although people holding_stock have special privileges, they have little say in running the comp

market place to buy and sell stocks

the return on an investment

This is a way an investor can invest in the stock market without buying stock in specific corps

What is the net change for John Deere?

___stocks are stock in well-established companies that have a good track record.

Which of the following is the primary form of ownership in a corporation?

What was the daily low for Federal Express?

When you buy stock, you are buying part of a partnership

Selling stock for less than you paid for it is called a(n) _____

Which company has the largest dividend?

putting money into stocks

This is the place where most stocks are bought and sold

What is the PE for Mattel?

Most people who invest in stock uses the services of a(n)_, a person who acts as go-between 

Paid quarterly,____ are a share of the profits a corporation makes.

When you buy___ you receive a certificate that you are now part owner of the company

Stocks can only be bought and sold on the stock exchange

If a company fails, common stockholders are paid before preferred stockholders.

Which of the following refers to buying & selling stock based on minute-by-minute price changes

What is the symbol for Reebok?

stock in new companies

profit made from selling stock

the costs of goods increases more than the value of stocks

is a system of over-the-counter securities,so you can buy stocks not listed on the major exchng

Selling stock for more than you paid for it is called a(n)____