Finance

Finance cluster consists of making strategic decisions about how to obtain, save, protect and grow the ___________ of individuals and companies.

• food

• clothing

• financial assets

• city

Professionals who work in this industry deal with large amounts of _________ especially by large companies.

• candies

• pizza

• chips

• money

Professionals in this industry may provide credit or money for something. Which of these is an example?

• a bank loan for a customer

• a weekly allowance by parents

• a paycheck

• a job interview

What do banks do when people deposit their money in the bank?

• the bank charges their customers

• the bank pays them interest to enhance their savings

• the bank sends their money to a different bank

• the bank refuses to take their deposits

Evaluations of the ability for someone to fulfill their financial obligations. In other words, these ratings can tell if you are responsible with your money and pay your bills on time.

• bank deposit

• savings account

• credit ratings

• financial advisor

This is the process of converting information into a digital format. For example, reading a book online, instead of getting the actual book from the library or scanning a document.

• investments

• stocks

• loans

• digitization

You need computer skills to work in this cluster.

• True

• False

Match the following vocabulary words with their meaning

• Bank

• evaluations of the ability of an individual or organization to fulfill their financial obligations

• Home loan

• Money to purchase a house

• Credit Ratings

• A place where you can deposit your money to keep it safe

• Industrial loans

• A loan made specifically to a business or corporation

• Digitization

• process of converting information into a digital form

About how many people are employed in a FInance related occupation?

• over a million people

• over 2 million people

• over 5 million people

• over 6 million people

Give me an example of when you have used money to buy something you needed.