PFM Chapter 9 Investing

The most widely known financial newspaper is The Wall Street Journal

• True

• False

Consumers should look for investments that promise a higher return for a lower risk

• True

• False

Many people invest in ways that are consistent with their values

• True

• False

Insider trading is trading stock based on information that is available on the Internet

• True

• False

In a bad year for the economy, stocks often lose value, which demonstrates the nature of risk

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• False

If you invest carefully, you don't have to take risks

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• False

The SEC is responsible for enforcing federal laws concerning the trading of stocks & bonds

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• False

Saving in a way that earns income is called investing

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• False

The chance that an investment will decrease in value is a

• Choice

• Trade

• Risk

• Certainty

The agency that is responsible for enforcing laws concerning the trading of stocks and bonds

• CRD

• FINRA

• SEC

• NASDAQ