accounting

Question 1

risk

Answer 1

the chance that an outcome or investments actual gains will differ from an expected outcome or return

Question 2

return

Answer 2

money made or lost on an investment over some period of time

Question 3

investment

Answer 3

an assest or item acquired with the goal of generating income or appreciation

Question 4

stock

Answer 4

type of security that gives stockholders a share of ownership in a company

Question 5

mutual fund

Answer 5

financial vehicle that pools assets from share holders to invest in securities like stocks, bonds, money, market instrument, and other assets

Question 6

bond

Answer 6

a debt security similar to an you. borrowers issue bonds to raise money from investors willing to lend them more money for a certain amount of time

Question 7

corporate bond

Answer 7

type of debt security issued by a firm and sold to investors

Question 8

municipal bond

Answer 8

securities issued by states, cities, counties and other governmental entities to fund day to day obligations and to finance capital products

Question 9

agency bond

Answer 9

issued by agencies of the us government or government sponsored enterprises which are federally chartered corporations but. pulicaly owned by stock holders

Question 10

us treasury bond

Answer 10

government debt securities issued by the us federal government that have maturities greater than 20 years