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Investing Concepts

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A key difference between saving and investing is

a)

Saving is for everyone, investing is for the wealthy

b)

Your money is insured when investing, it is not in savings

c)

Investing has a guaranteed return, savings does not

d)

Saving is for less than 5 years, investing is for more than 5 years.

2.

Which of the below is an employer based retirement plan that both employees and employers contribute to?

a)

Traditional IRA

b)

Roth IRA

c)

401K

d)

Pension

3.

Which of the below is an rare employer based retirement plan that only employers contribute to?

a)

Traditional IRA

b)

Roth IRA

c)

401K

d)

Pension

4.

Which of these accounts do you set up at a brokerage firm or other financial institution?

a)

401K

b)

Pension

c)

(IRA) Individual Retirement Agreement

5.

What is the difference between a Traditional and Roth IRA?

a)

A traditional IRA's contributions are not taxed until you withdraw them at retirement. A Roth IRA's your contributions are taxed before you invest.

b)

A Roth IRA's contributions are not taxed until you withdraw them at retirement. A Traditional IRA your contributions are taxed when you invest them in.

6.

What account is the best idea if you want to be in a lower tax bracket at retirement?

a)

Traditional IRA

b)

Roth IRA

7.

Which of these accounts will NOT change if you switch jobs?

a)

IRA

b)

401K

c)

Pension

8.

Which of below accounts is your contribution directly taken out of your paycheck?

a)

401K

b)

IRA

9.

Which type of account will your employer often "match" your contributions?

a)

Traditional IRA

b)

401K

c)

Roth IRA

d)

Pension

10.

What does tax deferred mean?

a)

You pay taxes when you put the money into the account and when you withdraw it.

b)

You pay taxes now when you contribute to your account.

c)

You pay taxes at a later date when the money is withdrawn.

11.

The money put into this type of account has already had taxes taken out.

a)

Pension

b)

401K

c)

Roth IRA

d)

Traditional IRA

12.

What type of account allows for instant diversification?

a)

mutual fund

b)

stock

c)

bond

13.

A bond is a(n) _____________ instrument.

a)

Ownership

b)

Debt

14.

A stock is a(n) _________ in a company or fund.

a)

Ownership

b)

Debt

15.

Payments made to shareholders of a company's stock are called?

a)

coupon

b)

interest

c)

dividend

16.

If Ralph invest $1000 dollars at 6% interest, how long will it take him to double his money using the Rule of 72?

a)

21

b)

12

c)

6

d)

24

17.

Saul put $1500 in his savings account at 4.5% interest. 6 years later, how much interest has he earned?

a)

$45

b)

$450

c)

$40,500

18.

What is 3.2% expressed as a decimal?

a)

.032

b)

3.2

c)

32

d)

5

19.

You purchase 100 shares of Ravioli Den for $45/share. One year later, you sell the shares for $52/share. What was your TOTAL GAIN for your investment in Ravioli Den?

a)

$0

b)

$200

c)

$700

d)

$900

20.

Which has the highest investment risk?

a)

Stock

b)

Mutual Fund