INVESTING YOUR MONEY

What is investing?

• A short-term commitment to meet unexpected shortfalls. Helps meet short-term goals.

• A long-term approach to watch your money grow. Helps you meet long-term goals.

Savings is a short-term commitment to meet unexpected shortfalls.

• True

• False

A mutual fund is

• like a loan where you are giving money in exchange for an interest payment.

• is issued by the government to support government spending (schools, roads, low-income housing).

• an investment with diversified stocks and bonds.

A ____ pools money from many investors for the purpose of investing in stocks, bonds, and other investments

• Stock Market

• Mutual Fund

• Federal Government Bod

• Certificate of Deposit (CD)

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When it comes to buying stocks, the goal is to...

• Be patient! Wait for a stock price to double before you invest

• Diversify! Buy a lot of high risk stocks

• Do your research! Follow all of the advice of the professionals

• Buy low! Hold the stock for a time, then sell it for more than you paid

Real Estate is an investment because you can... (select all that apply)

• Buy land and sell it for more than you paid

• Shorten maturity date and increase interest on income tax

• Buy a house and sell if for more than you paid

• Buy an apartment and rent the space to someone else

• Apply for a mortgage and pay an IOU with bonds

Helps make decisions about your income; Saving- spending plan.

• Budget

• Income

• Networking

• Bank Loan

By investing you are...

• Making your money grow

• Advancing in the stock market

• Adulting

• Building your credit

What is interest

• Something you like to do

• Excessive borrowing

• A fee paid for the use of someone else's money

• used to buy something now and pay it for later

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

What is the stock market?

• A type of farmers market where people buy and sell food.
• A place where parts of businesses are bought and sold.
• A special type of grocery store that sells stocks.
• A type of bank that gives out loans to new businesses.