The _____________ refers to the collection of markets and exchanges where regular activities of buying, selling, and issuance of shares of publicly-held companies take place.

A group of big companies that stock brokers use to gauge how the stock market is doing as a whole. When the _____ prices move up or down, it is a good indication of how the overall market is doing.

A person who owns shares of stock in a company.

The chance that an actual return on an investment will be different than expected, including losing some or all of the invested amount.

A specific group of companies that produce a closely related set of raw materials, goods, or services. EX. automobile industry

A larger segment of the economy made up of companies producing goods and services that share a similar business type. Ex: the transportation _____ is made up of the automobile industry, railroad industry, airplane industry, etc.

A collection of financial investments like stocks, bonds, commodities, cash, and cash equivalents, including closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs

the act of allocating resources, usually money, with the expectation of generating an income or profit, usually by buying shares of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.

The distribution of some of a company's earnings to a class of its shareholders, as determined by the company's board of directors. Dividends may be paid out as cash or in the form of additional stock.

A company whose shares are traded freely on a stock exchange.

A company held under private ownership. _____ companies may issue stock and have shareholders, but their shares do not trade on public exchanges and are not issued through an initial public offering (IPO).

The financial benefit realized when revenue (money) generated from a business activity exceeds the expenses, costs, and taxes involved in maintaining the business. Any _____ earned funnel back to business owners.

When an individual or business loses money due to bad investments, economic recession, etc.

A company’s closing price divided by its latest annual earnings per share.

It is a company’s profit or earnings divided equally

among all the shares investors own.

A measure of the volatility—or systematic risk—of a security or portfolio compared to the market as a whole. A number less than 1 means less volatility and a number greater than 1 means more volatility.

The total number of shares traded so far in a day for any given company.

The total current market value of all outstanding

shares of a company.

The highest price and lowest price of the stock so far over a 52 week period.

A loan made by an investor to a borrower (typically corporate or governmental). A ____ could be thought of as an I.O.U. between the lender and borrower that includes the details of the loan and its payments.

The failure to repay a debt including interest or principal on a loan or security. A ______ can occur when a borrower is unable to make timely payments, misses payments, or avoids or stops making payment

The amount a lender charges for the use of assets (money) expressed as a percentage of the full amount of the loan.

Are considered very safe investments because they are issued by corporations and governments who are considered very trustworthy.

a collection of stocks, bonds, and other securities owned by a group of investors and managed by a professional investment advisor. The advisor, often known as a "______ manager” collects money and invests that pool of money in various stocks, bonds and other assets.

An investment risk management strategy that mixes a wide variety of investments (stocks, bonds, mutual funds) within a portfolio.

It represents the value of one share of a mutual fund just like the price quote for a stock.

The percentage increase or decrease in value for one share since the beginning of the current calendar year.

How much it costs to maintain the mutual fund in proportion to the value of the mutual fund.