Growing Money Flashcards
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Acquisition
The process by which company buys most or all of the shares of another company in order to take control over it.
Annual report
A report that publicly held companies are required to issue each year. The annual report includes all of the company’s activities and financial information for the past year compared to previous years and explanations of any major changes that did not result from the regular business of the company.
Annual report
A report that publicly held companies are required to issue each year. The annual report includes all of the company’s activities and financial information for the past year compared to previous years and explanations of any major changes that did not result from the regular business of the company.
Appreciation
An increase in the value of an asset over time. The opposite of depreciation.
Ask
The price at which a seller is willing to sell a security; also known as the offer price. It usually includes the number of shares the seller is willing to sell at that price. The opposite of bid.
Asset
Something that has value to a person or company. Assets can include stocks, bonds, real estate, or raw materials, such as oil, gold, or silver.
Bear market
A period during which prices of most investments decline, usually for a period of at least two months
Bid
The price an investor is willing to pay for a security. It usually includes the number of shares the investor wants to buy. The opposite of ask.
Blue chips
The largest, most well established, most consistently profitable companies.
Board of directors
A group that is elected or appointed to approve all major decisions of a company. It usually hires (or fires) the top-level managers of the company and may have legal responsibility for corporate activities.
Bonds
A way for companies or governments to borrow money. Bonds usually specify when the lender will be repaid and how much interest will be paid to the lender.
Bond rating
An estimate made by financial experts of how likely it is that the borrower will be able to make interest payments and pay back the money borrowed on time.
Broker
A person who handles customer orders to buy and sell securities.
Brokerage house
A company that employs stockbrokers to make trades for investers.
Bull market
A period during which there is a steady increase in stock prices.
