GHS Investment Vocab

A savings account you can access quickly to pay for unexpected expenses or emergencies

• Emergency Fund

• Just In Case Fund

• Savings

• Your Stash

The ration of the money you gain on an investment in relation to the amount of money that was invested.

• Rate of Return

• Risk of Return

• Money Earned

• Adding Stacks

The higher the risk, the higher the potential return of any money you invest. The lower the risk, the lower the potential return.

• Blowing money

• Product Gamble

• Risk of Return

• Dangers of Investing

A specialist who is trained to offer specific financial help and advice

• Financial Planner

• Personal Banker

• Money Guru

• Cousin John

A corporation’s written pledge to repay a specific amount of money, along with interest

• Security Bond

• Corporate Bond

• Corporate Pledge

• Pledged Funds

The written pledge of the government or a municipality, such as a city, to repay a specific sum of money with interest

• Government Bond

• Corporate Bond

• Pledged Government Funds

• Investment Bond

The ability to buy or sell an investment quickly without substantially reducing its value

• Asset Dump

• Investment Durability

• Investment Liquidity

• Change of Assets

A share of ownership in a company

• Bonds

• Trusts

• Stocks

• Racks

A unit of ownership of a company that entitles the owner, or stockholder, to voting privileges

• Stock

• Owners Choice

• Privilege Stock

• Common Stock

A type of stock that gives the owner the advantage of receiving cash dividends before common stockholders receive cash dividends

• Stock Returns

• Investors Rebate

• Common Stock

• Preferred Stock