Stock and Investing Quiz

FICA stands for...

• Federal Income Compliance Act
• False Insurance Claim Adjuster
• Federal Insurance Contributions Act
• Financial Insurance Corporation Action

An asset is something that you________, for example, your house or car.

• borrow
• loan
• own
• broker

When investing, ______ risk provides greater _______, 

• higher, higher
• higher, lower
• lower, higher
• lower, highest

Which of the following is not an investment:

• Stocks
• Mutual Funds
• Real Estate
• Taxes

A _________ is an example of a financial market.

• Dow Jones Industrial Average
• Standard and Poor's 500
• New York Stock Exchange
• Goldman Sachs

A ______ market is one that sees sustained increase in stock prices over time.

• Bear
• Bull
• Volatile

A ______ market is one that sees sustained decrease in stock prices over time.

• Bear
• Bull
• Volatile
• Goat

A ______ market with a great deal of price instability is called a 

• Bear
• Bull
• Volatile
• Goat

The Government agency that regulates the stock markets is called the ________

• Mr Tucker's Goon Squad
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• The Federal Bureau of Investigation
• The Federal Exchange Team

What do stock indices show investors?

• The overall financial health of their owned stocks
• The overall rating of each stock market
• A select group of companies and the current state of their stock.
• The markets, every company, everywhere.