Intro to the Stock Market

When you own a stock, you are...

• a partial owner in a company.

• a sophisticated person.

• responsible if the company fails.

• 100% going to make money.

Prices of stock are determined by...

• a person's feelings.

• supply and demand.

• how popular the company is.

• how long a company has been around for.

What are two ways people make money in the stock market?

• Risk and Diversification.

• Dividends and Growth.

• Risk and Growth.

• Diversification and Dividends,

Which TWO places can you buy and sell stocks?

• NYSE

• SEC

• S&P 500

• NASDAQ

A ____________ is a collection of securities managed by a financial professional.

• Bond

• Stock

• Mutual Fund

• Savings Accout

____________ is what banks pay YOU for saving your money with them.

• Interest

• Stock

• Cash

A ____________ company is traded on the stock market.

• private

• awesome

• public

• transformative

You can lose all of your money in the stock market.

• True

• False

In general you should start saving your money early in life.

• True

• False

Diversifying your portfolio means...

• putting all your money in one investment.

• taking only the most popular investments seriously

• spreading your investments out by buying many different securities.

• I just don't know.