Saving & Investing Flashcards
To bump up the amount you’re saving and investing
Windfalls
Buying something with the expectation that it will make you money
Investing
As interest is added to the account balance you earn interest on the original balance
Compound interest
The actual return on an investment when compound interest is taken into account
Annual percentage yield
silently steals your spending power
Inflation
Item of value that can be converted into cash
Asset
You buy stocks and bonds through a broker
Broker
You seek advice from IA when you want to help in making investing decisions
Investment advisor
Shareholder
Owning a stock
When you buy a stock you are providing money to a company to use to run the business
Stock
Depositing money into a financial institution for safe keeping
Saving
Systems established to trade shares of stocks ( NYSE ) ( NASDAQ )
Stock exchange
invests in variety of stocks and or bonds to meet a specific investment objective
Mutual fund
When you fill out multiple college or job application
Diversification
Investing a set amount of money each month or at other regular intervals
Dollar cost averaging