Investing & The Economy

when the economy is good

• easier to get a job/ more choices

• higher profits

• more innovation and new products

• inflation goes down

Which is best for a short term financial goal?

• investing

• saving

• equally good

• gambling

SHARE OF OWNERSHIP IN A COMPANY

• stock

• bond

• mutual fund

• legal brief

the stock market

• Process of buying, selling and trading shares

• the large trade building located centrally in NY city

• the back of a grocery store where items are stored for when they need to stock the market shelves

includes essential information about a particular stock at a point in time

Match the correct word to the above definition

• stock market

• stock

• stock quote

• ticker symbol

a unique one to five letter code used by the stock exchanges to identify a company.

• stock market

• stock

• stock quote

• ticker symbol

the total value of all the finished goods and services in a country over a certain period of time; helps measure the health of the economy

• GDP

• inflation

• unemployment rate

• economy

% of people who currently don’t have jobs but are looking for work

• inflation

• GDP

• unemployment rate

• ticker symbol

• 3

which is the riskiest?

• investing in stocks

• investing in mutual funds

• investing in government bonds

• savings account

which carries the least risk?

• investing in stocks

• investing in mutual funds

• investing in government bonds

• savings account