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Retirement Plans

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the below is an employer based retirement plan that both employees and employers contribute to?

a)

Traditional IRA

b)

Roth IRA

c)

401K

d)

Pension

2.

Which of the below is an employer based retirement plan that only employers contribute to?

a)

Traditional IRA

b)

Roth IRA

c)

401K

d)

Pension

3.

What type of employers usually offer pension plans for employees?

a)

Government agencies

b)

fast food restaurants

c)

small start ups

d)

private schools

4.

Which of these accounts do you set up at a brokerage firm or other financial institution?

a)

401K

b)

Pension

c)

Individual Retirement Account

5.

What is the difference between a Traditional and Roth IRA?

a)

A traditional IRA's contributions are not taxed until you withdraw them at retirement. A Roth IRA's your contributions are taxed when you invest.

b)

A Roth IRA's contributions are not taxed until you withdraw them at retirement. A Traditional IRA your contributions are taxed when you invest them in.

6.

What account is a good idea if you are in a lower tax bracket than you will be at retirement?

a)

Traditional IRA

b)

Roth IRA

7.

Which of these accounts will NOT change if you switch jobs?

a)

IRA

b)

401K

c)

Pension

8.

Which of below accounts is your contribution directly taken out of your paycheck?

a)

401K

b)

IRA

9.

Which type of account will your employer often "match" your contributions?

a)

Traditional IRA

b)

401K

c)

Roth IRA

d)

Pension

10.

What does tax deferred mean?

a)

You pay taxes when you put the money into the account and when you withdraw it.

b)

You pay taxes now when you contribute to your account.

c)

You pay taxes at a later date when the money is withdrawn.

11.

The money put into this type of account has already had taxes taken out.

a)

Pension

b)

401K

c)

Roth IRA

d)

Traditional IRA

12.

What type of account allows for instant diversification?

a)

mutual fund

b)

stock

c)

bond

13.

A bond is a(n) _____________ instrument.

a)

Equity

b)

Debt

14.

A stock is a(n) _________ instrument.

a)

Equity

b)

Debt

15.

Which has less risk?

a)

Bonds

b)

Stocks

16.

Payments made to shareholders of a company's stock are called?

a)

coupon

b)

interest

c)

dividend

17.

If Ralph invest $1000 dollars at 6% interest, how long will it take him to double his money?

a)

21

b)

12

c)

6

d)

24

18.

Saul put $1500 in his savings account at 4.5% interest. 6 years later, how much interest has he earned?

a)

$45

b)

$405

c)

$40,500

19.

What is 3.2% expressed as a decimal?

a)

.032

b)

3.2

c)

32

d)

5

20.

You purchase 100 shares of Ravioli Den for $45/share. One year later, you sell the shares for $52/share. What was your TOTAL GAIN for your investment in Ravioli Den?

a)

$0

b)

$200

c)

$700

d)

$900