It is best to have a rate of return on an investment that is ______ than the rate of inflation _______.

A(n) _______ investor is one who is not willing to take many risks in their investments.

Which of the following is not true in regards to investing in stock?

If you invest in stocks with the hope that the value of the shares will increase over time, you would be more likely to invest in ________.

The first electronic stock exchange was the _________.

A person who is licensed to buy and sell stocks on behalf of others, provide investment advice, and collect a commission on each purchase or sale is called a __________.

This index is a weighted average of 30 different blue chip stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange is known as the ____________.

The Standard and Poor’s 500 index increases in value an average of _____% each year.

When a private company wishes to raise capital to expand, it can issue shares to the public through a process called

A company that is not publicly traded is said to be ________.

A bond is a _________.

Mutual funds are ______.

A company needs to raise cash to expand, but it does not want to issue stock. A company can raise cash by selling _________ and paying interest.

A(n) _______ is a group of companies producing a similar product or service.