A piece of the ownership of a company is called a(n)

(a)  

A corporation that does not sell its stock to the general public is called a(n)

(a)  

Ups and downs in the stock market are known as

(a)  

Upward trends in the stock market are called

(a)  

When companies share profits with stockholders, this is called

(a)  

Spreading out risk in your investments is called

(a)  

If you lend money to a company in exchange for receiving interest, you are buying

(a)  

Bonds sold by cities or towns are called

(a)  

Regularly buying investments with a set amount of money each month without regard to the price at the time is called

(a)  

expend money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result by putting it into financial plans, shares, or property, or by using it to develop a commercial venture.

(a)  

a thing deposited or pledged as a guarantee of the fulfillment of an undertaking or the repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in case of default

(a)  

shares entitling their holder to dividends that vary in amount and may even be missed, depending on the fortunes of the company

(a)  

stock that entitles the holder to a fixed dividend, whose payment takes priority over that of common-stock dividends.

(a)  

a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters.

(a)  

a market in which share prices are rising, encouraging buying.

(a)  

in securities and commodities trading, a declining market

(a)  

an issue of new shares in a company to existing shareholders in proportion to their current holdings.

(a)  

an investment program funded by shareholders that trades in diversified holdings and is professionally managed.

(a)  

is a collection of financial investments like stocks, bonds, commodities, cash, and cash equivalents, including mutual funds and ETFs.

(a)  

If your average rate of return is 9%, how many years will it take you to double your investment?

(a)  

Company Y issues dividends quarterly. For the current year, each share of stock earned $.35 each quarter. What are your total dividends for the year if you own 375 shares of Company Y?

(a)  

You purchase 165 shares of Alpha Company stock at $49.50 per share. The company decides to have a two-for-one stock split. How many shares will you have after the split

(a)  

You purchase 165 shares of Alpha Company stock at $49.50 per share. The company decides to have a two-for-one stock split. how much are they worth?

(a)  

You purchase 165 shares of Alpha Company stock at $49.50 per share. The company decides to have a two-for-one stock split.Has the total value of your stock changed?

(a)  

You purchase 45 corporate bonds from Baltic Manufacturing at $235 each. You will earn 4.35% interest on your bonds each year until they mature in 10 years. At that time, you will be repaid the amount you invested. How much will you earn over the 10 years?

(a)