(a)   is a document that shows evidence of ownership or debt.

The term (a)   refers to a share of ownership in a company.

_________ _____ earns dividends when companies declare them.

(a)  

(a)   is a share of the company’s profits received by stockholders.

_________ ____________ have first claim on assets if the company fails, but they have no voting privileges.


(a)  

(a)   is an irregular rising and falling in number or amount

A (a)   occurs when stock prices fall and unemployment rises.

Historically, (a)   (the upward trends in the stock market) have lasted a lot longer than recessions.

A ____ ______ means stock prices are rising.

(a)  

A ____ ______ means that stock prices are falling or staying at a low level.


(a)  

(a)   is the increase in the value of the stock.

______ _____ are professionally managed investments.

(a)  

A (a)   is essentially a loan for a set period of time.

The percentage of interest you earn is called the______ ____.

(a)  

_________ _____ are issued by a business to raise money for operating expenses or expansion.


(a)  

_________ _____ are issued by state, county, or city governments.


(a)  

__ _______ _____ are issued by the U.S. Treasury Department.

(a)  

The securities and other assets you own make up your__________ _________.

(a)  

______ ____ ________ is investing a fi xed dollar amount at regular intervals, usually monthly, without regard to the price at the time.

(a)  

When companies share profits with stockholders, this is called (a)  

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

(a)  

A corporation that does not sell its stock to the general public is called a _________ ____ _______

(a)  

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

Spreading out risk in your investments is called (a)  

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