Financial Literacy Vocabulary

when investing money, the odds of a positive versus negative result for the investment

monies put into an account, usually to apply to a future purchase

using someone else’s name or information as a method to gain a financial advantage

measures the performance of an investment compared to a risk free asset after adjusting for risk

money made or lost on an investment over some period of time

place money (in an account or business) where you expect a specific rate of return

liability to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse

an area in which commercial dealings are conducted

an estimate of income (money in) and expenditure (money out) for a set period of time

obtained, done by, or involving deception, especially criminal deception