Markets and investing Flashcards

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a market is

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an actual or nominal place where forces of supply and demand operate, where buyers and sellers interact to trade, services or contracts

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financial market

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markets where objects take value

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a buyer is convinced what they bought will increase in value

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Financial market

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the seller is convinced what they sold will decrease in value

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Financial Market

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Compound interest

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Getting interest on interest or in other words getting interest on money that has gained interest in the past.

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Time value of money

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the value of a dollar today is worth more than the value of a dollar in the future

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Dollar-cost averaging

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investing a fixed dollar amount on a regular basis, regardless of the share price

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401(k) Plan

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an employer-sponsored retirement savings plan that offers significant tax benefits while helping you plan for the future.

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Individual Retirement Account (IRA)

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a personal account for people who are employed that provides either a tax-deferred or tax-free way of saving for retirement

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Diversification

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the spreading of your investments both among and within different asset classes

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Mutual Fund

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a company that pools money from many investors and invests the money in securities such as stocks, bonds, and short-term debt

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Return on investment (ROI)

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a performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency or profitability of an investment

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Blue chip stock

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a stock that comes from a well-known, established company

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New York Stock Exchange

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a stock exchange located in New York City that is the largest equities-based exchange in the world

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Depreciating Asset

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an asset used for generating income or profit and has a useful life of more than a year and gradually reduces in value over time

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Little risk

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means little return

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The greater amount of risk

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the more return

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Represents a high risk, high reward approach to investing

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Aggressive

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perfect for those with a high tolerance for risk

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Aggressive

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best suited for younger people with a long investment horizon

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Aggressive

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A investment type with a high percentage of its value devoted to stocks, particularly “growth” stocks

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Aggressive

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Can include bonds and cash but they make up a minority of the total portfolio

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Aggressive

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represents a low - risk, low reward approach to investing

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Conservative Strategy

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risk aversed (avoid)

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Conservative Strategy

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perfect for someone who is more concerned with preserving wealth than growth
Conservative Strategy
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Very common for older people who need to preserve their ability to earn income from investments
Conservative Strategy
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A portfolio with an emphasis on bonds and cash and other fixed income securities
Conservative Strategy
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can include stocks but most stocks would be "blue chip" stocks that pay high dividends
Conservative Strategy
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represents a middle of the road approach to risk
Balanced Strategy
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Perfect for investors who are willing to accept some risk but who want a diversified portfolio
Balanced Strategy
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almost any age
Balanced Strategy
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seeks to minimize risk by balancing investments across all types - stocks, bonds cash, ect.
Balanced Strategy
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Invests in stocks, bonds, then cash
Balanced Strategy
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dividend
when a company takes their profits and share it with their stock buyers to get people to buy more shares
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Bull market
up 20% for a time
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Bear market
down 20% for a time
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P/E Ratio (p - price and E - earnings)
get market cap by multiplying share by total number of shares
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commodity
a basic good used in commerce that is interchangeable with other goods of the same type. (referred to as a raw material)
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it's a loan that the bond purchaser makes to the bond issuer
Bond
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government, corporations, municipalities issue this when they need capital
Bond
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someone that buys a bond is
lending the government money
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they can be traded, bought, and sold in the "secondary market"
Bonds
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another word for coupon rate or interest rate
Yield
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if interest rates go up
prices fall
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if interest rates go down
prices rise
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the original price of a bond
Par
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issued in $1000s
Bonds
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Calculating Bonds
Face value (1000) X coupon rate (5%) X years to maturity (3) = interest earned ($150)
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fiduciary
a person or organization that makes financial decisions on behalf of another party who is legally obligated to act in their clients best interest.
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Positions with fiduciary duty
- trustee of a trust - estate executor - lawyer - Directors of corporations - real estate agents - financial advisors
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YOU CAN NEGOTIATE A FUTURE CONTRACT
TRUE
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Events that influence commodities prices:
- supply and demand - weather - political events (war) - economic changes - growth or recession
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corporations are able to "hedge" against the effects of increased commodity prices by
purchasing contracts for those commodities in the futures market
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if commodity prices go up the finished goods produced with them will become
more expensive
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If commodity prices go up this leads to
producer inflation and consumer inflation
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Rising prices will often lead to reduced
corporate profits because manufactures aren't able to pass along 100% of their costs to consumers
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Examples of commodities
- agricultural goods - metal - energy