Financial Literacy - Investments

The availability of money; how quickly you can turn investment into cash

The act of spreading around one's investment dollars; results in lower risks

An American stock market index based on the market capitalizations of 500 large companies

Gives an average report on 30 significant stocks traded on the NYSE and NASDAQ

A market in which prices are falling, encouraging selling

Debt instruments issued by companies or governments

A market in which share prices are rising, encouraging buying

The first time a company offers stock shares to the public

Stocks issued by large, nationally known companies with sound financial histories 

A bank account that accumulates interest and allows easy and unlimited deposits or withdrawls

A company shares profits with shareholders based on the corporation's performance

Never invest...

Issued by a bank in exchange for use of your money for a specific time at a specific rate

A list of your investments is called your...

The youngest and least established companies traded; huge potential, but very volatile

Calculated by multiplying number of shares by current stock price

Investments where one owns shares in individual companies

Where a fraudster pays returns to his old investors from new capital raised from new investors

It's basically a savings account within an insurance company

Indicates how much and how quickly the value of an investment, market, or market sector changes