Savings & Investing PCC

What is a stock?

• the physical space used by a business or corporation in order to perform the duties of the company

• the labor used by a business or corporation in order to carry out the duties of the company

• the capital raised by a business or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares

• Used in cooking

What is mutual fund?

• An investment in which investors pool their money to buy stock.

• An investment that you put in your checking account

• Any stock or bond

• A combination of stocks or bonds that only wealthy people can purchase

How do you invest in stocks?

• Buy it online.

• You have to have a stock broker.

• Buy it from someone.

• You have to buy more then 12 shares.

What is Blue-chip stock?

• A safe investment that generally attracts conservative investors

• A risky investment that makes it hard for those with capital to want to invest

• A balanced stock that offers both lots of upside and lots of risk

• A stock that can only be bought by people with lots of money.

What is the differences between stocks and bonds?

• They are both investments.

• A stock is what corn grows on, and a bond gets you out of jail.

• Stock represents ownership, and bonds represents your word.

• A stock represents ownership, and bonds represents a loan.

Dividends are_____?

• Money shareholders lose in stock.

• Money shareholders pay to buy stock.

• Stock that splits.

• Money shareholders received from stock profits.

The length of a bond

• Coupon Rate

• Maturity

• Par Value

• Yield

The best rating a bond can receive

• D

• AAA

• AA

• B

High yield, risky bonds

• Junk

• Corporate

• Municipal

• Savings

Bonds issued by local governments for improvement projects

• Municipal

• Savings

• Treasury

• Junk