Savings and Investment

A tax-deferred retirement plan offered to employees by their employer

• Individual Retirement Account (IRA)

• 401(k)

• 403(b)

• Annuity

A company that specializes in helping people buy and sell stocks and bonds

• Brokerage Firm

• Mutual Fund

• Capital Gain

• Stockbroker

Profit earned from selling stock at a higher price than you paid for it

• Capital Loss

• Capital Gain

• Diversification

• Investment

Money lost from selling stock at a lower price than you paid for it

• Capital Gain

• Capital Loss

• Diversification

• Investment

A voting share of ownership in a corporation for which the dividend varies, as determined by the corporation's board of directors

• Common Stock

• Preferred Stock

Distributing funds among a variety of investments to minimize overall risks

• Capital Gain

• Capital Loss

• Diversification

• Mutual Fund

A retirement savings plan that has special tax benefits but is not employer-sponsored

• 401(k)

• 403(b)

• Pension

• Individual Retirement Account (IRA)

Saving in a way the earns income

• Capital Loss

• Stock Exchange

• Investing

• Saving

A business that accepts deposits from many people to invest in various ways

• Brokerage Firm

• Mutual Fund

• Savings Account

• Individual Retirement Account (IRA)

A nonvoting share of ownership in a corporation that pays a fixed dividend

• Common Stock

• Preferred Stock