A sum of money paid regularly by a company to its shareholders

Stocks that pay regular, steady income to shareholders; considered lower risk

A stock that seeks to improve in sales and earnings at a faster rate than the market average

How much income an investment generates, usually expressed as a percentage

A stock that entitles the shareholder to a fixed dividend, whose payment takes priority over other shareholders

A stock that entitles the shareholder to a fixed dividend, but if the company falls through and goes bankrupt, does not have to pay these specific shareholders

An investment in the debt of a business that you can purchase, which helps the company raise capital

The dollar value of a security, such as the number 5 on the $5 bill

The date at which a financial instrument ends, such as a Certificate of Deposit (CD)

Any number of different platforms that allow traders to buy and sell stocks in the stock market

This is charged to the traders account (usually a commission) for sending orders to execute a trade

A firm that charges reduced commissions for trading

A firm that provides investment advice and helps facilitate trades for their clients

An older informational machine that provided up-to-date information during a trading day

The letter or letters used to quickly identify a company in the stock market

How much a company's stock costs to purchase

This symbol indicates whether the trading price of a single share was greater or less than the previous trading day

The number of shares exchanged between buyers and sellers for a given period of time (day, week, month, etc.)

This is determined by multiplying the number of shares traded by the trading price, excluding any trading fees

An arrow that indicates whether the stock price increased or decreased.

A type of market analysis that uses supply and demand to assess future price movement.

When a stock is purchased on an uptick, or when a stock is purchased on a downtick

An indicator that is the average of a day's high, low, and close, multiplied by the volume for the day

Money that is used to start or expand a business

The positive difference obtained when expenses are subtracted from revenue

A business that is owned by one person

A business that is owned by more than one person; partners are each personally liable for the business.

A business organization that is owned by one person, or a group of people

This represents a piece of ownership in the company you invested in

Individuals who own shares of stocks in a company

Not being able to lose any more than the value of owned shares if a corporation fails or does not make a profit

A business owner who is directly responsible for the debts of the business, whether or not there's a profit

The price per share of the most recent trade on a particular stock, typically updated every second

The first price a stock was traded at during the start of a regular trading day

The final price a stock was traded at during the end of a regular trading day

The most expensive price that one share of a particular stock was traded at

The least expensive price that one share of a particular stock was traded at

The number of shares traded within a given amount of time

Groups of 100 shares that were traded within a given day

The greatest price at which one share of stock was traded over the last year

The smallest price at which one share of stock was traded over the last year

Shows the difference between the previous day's closing price and the current day's closing price of a stock

The time when a person stops working for an employer

A person nearing the end of their working life and holds a part-time job

A deposit made into a retirement account that is deducted from wages before taxes, and therefore not taxed

Money being used to invest and has already been taxed

A retirement savings plan that is sponsored and set up by an employer for its employees; max. contributions are $23,500 annually

A retirement account that's opened by an individual, rather than a company

A retirement plan in which the income generated by the account is tax deferred until it's withdrawn from the account

Taxes you pay when you go to withdraw money from your retirement account because you didn't pay them yet

A retirement plan where the deposits are taxable, but when the money is withdrawn after having been there for at least 5 years & the saver is at least 59.5 years old, the income earned is tax-exempt

Money that is not taxed whatsoever

This provides monthly benefits to qualified retired and disabled workers, often referred to as Medicare

This is a monthly check that replaces part of the retired person's income when they reduce their work hours, or stop working altogether

This is the stage of life when you're finally able to receive social security benefits

This document shows you how much you've paid in social security and Medicare taxes

You must accumulate enough of these to qualify for social security benefits

A person chosen by the policyholder whose name is on the life insurance policy and who receives the benefits of the policy after the policyholder's death

The amount of money you pay for an insurance policy

A table that lists death rates according to age groups

The death rate for a person's age group

The amount of coverage that a life insurance policy provides

A type of insurance that provides protection for the policyholder; usually covers the policyholder for a specified period of time, such as 5, 10, or 20 years.

An insurance policy that covers the buyer for his or her lifetime, or to a specified age

An insurance policy that combines both life insurance and investing

The value of the investment portion of a whole life insurance policy; can be used to pay for certain expenses

Similar to whole life insurance; the cash value can be used to pay for the insurance premium if the policyholder doesn't pay it.

Describes the situation in which investors put their money into different types of investments to avoid being subject to the potential volatility of one single investment or stock.

An investment that's considered more risky

An investment that's considered safer / less risky

Describes how fast a person's investment can be converted into cash, if necessary

An investment into a new, unproven stock