Personal Finance Review

A chance to gain money or loose money

Interest paid on the original principal plus accumplated interest

A prolonged period of rising stock prices and general feeling of investor optimism

A contract that provides income for a specified period of years, or for life

The spreading of risk amount many types of investiments

Contribution plan for employees of companies that operate for a profit

An investment that raises money from investors, pools the money, and invests money in stocks

Debt obligations or corporations (corporate bonds) or state or local governments

Balance you start with after each year

Balance you get after compounding interest

Pays a variable divended and gives the holder voting rights

Increase in the value of the stock over time

A stockholders written authorization to transfer his or her voting rights to someone else

A prolonged period of falling stock prices and a general feeling of investor pessimism

Which is the date on which an investment becomes due for payment

Is a benchmark that investors use to judge the performance of their investments

Defined plan for employees of schools, government and non profit organizations

Where brokers who are representing investors meeting to buy and sell tickets

Interest Rate an account pays if the interest is compounded yearly

A proven and powerful way to strengthen your financial position over time

Amount of money deposited in a savings account

Account that offers a more competitive interest rate than a regular savings account

The availability of liquid assets to a market or company

Dollar amount you gained from interest

The use of long-term savings to earn a financial return

Contributions are taxed but earnings are not

Represents earnings on principals

A collection of multiple investiments

A share of ownership in a corporation