ECON FUNDS AND BONDS

What is a loan made to a large organization like a government or corporation?

• stock
• mortgage
• credit line
• bond

Which is an example of a bond?

• Stock
• Municipal bond
• Government bond
• 10-year Treasury Notes

Which type of bond does this describe?:

-Bonds issued by a state’s government​

-Can levy income and sales taxes to support their debt payments

• Provincial

• Treasury bonds
• Corporate bonds
• Federal bonds

Which type of bond does this describe?:

Bonds issued by a country’s federal government​

Have the power to print money to pay off their debts

• Municipal Bonds
• Corporate Bonds
• Savings Bonds
• Federal

Which type of bond does this describe?

-Cities, towns, counties and regional municipalities issue government bonds supported by their property taxes​

-School boards also issue bonds, supported by their ability to levy a portion of property taxes for education​

• Treasury bonds
• Corporate bonds
• Federal bonds
• Municipal bonds

Which type of bond does this describe?

-Many government-related institutions issue bonds, some supported by the revenues of the specific institution and some guaranteed by a government sponsor​

• Corporate bonds
• Municipal bonds
• Treasury bonds
• Agency bonds

Which type of bond does this describe?

Issued by federal governments and have maturities of more than 10 years​

• Corporate Bonds
• Municipal Bonds
• Savings Bonds
• Treasury Bonds

Which is the least risky investment available?

• Provincial Bond

• Treasury Bond

• High-risk stocks
• Municipal Bond

• If interest rates rise, bonds which were issued with a lower yield become less desirable to investors, and their prices...

• fluctuate
• decrease/fall

• remain constant
• increase/rise

If interest rates fall, investors will seek out higher yielding bonds, pushing prices...

• up/higher

• unchanged
• sideways
• down/lower