W!SE Practice Test (50 questions) - Hollenberg

Front

Which of the following provides an increase in assets or wealth?
Options: volunteering at a hospital, taking out a loan, having capital gains, running in the marathon

Back

having capital gains

Front

The denominations of coins in the US are: $0.01, $0.05, $0.10, $0.25, $0.50, and $1.00

Back

$0.01, $0.05, $0.10, $0.25, $0.50, and $1.00

Front

Mutual Funds are:

Back

an investment that holds a wide range of different investment instruments, providing diversification

Front

Why is term life insurance usually the least expensive type of life insurance? Options: the policy only pays a death benefit, the policy builds a cash value, the policy provides coverage for a lifetime, the policy is available to all consumers

Back

the policy only pays a death benefit

Front

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using phone cards, debit cards, electronic transfer, and ATM cards? consumers can make purchases without of writing a check, they expose consumers to greater likelihood of identity theft , they slow down the economy's recovery , they decrease availability of currency in the economy

Back

they expose consumers to greater likelihood of identity theft

Front

The process of setting aside money and putting it to work by having it earn interest or dividends or gain value in the equities market with the idea of having additional funds to use in the future is described as:

Back

savings and investing

Front

Joan wants to open a checking account and wonders if checking accounts pay interest. How would you answer her question?

Back

Some types of checking accounts pay interest.

Front

The purpose of Insurance is NOT to: diversify an investment portfolio, share risk with other policy holders and the insurance company, protect assets, protect against potential losses

Back

diversify an investment portfolio

Front

Generally, the higher the deductible on an insurance policy, the

Back

lower the premium

Front

A credit card finance charge is: the sales tax, the cost of the items purchased, the dollar amount it costs to use credit, a service fee

Back

the dollar amount it costs to use credit