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15 Cards in this Set
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Investing
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Is the use of savings to earn a financial return.
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Inflation
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Is a rise in the general level of prices.
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Rule of 72
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A quick way to evaluate an investment's rate of return
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Risk
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Is the chance that an investment's value will decrease.
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Diversification
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Which involves spreading the risk among many types of investments.
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Financial Advisers
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To give investment advice based on your goals, age, lifstyle, and other factors.
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Annual Report
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Is a summary of a corporations financial results for the year and prospects for the future
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Bonds
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Are debt obligations of corporations or state or local governments.
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Discount bond
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A series EE savings bond
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Stock
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A unit of ownership in a corporation.
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Mutual fund
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Can buy shares in a large, Professionally managed group of investments.
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Annuity
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Is a contract sold by an insurance company that provides the investor with a series of regular payments, usually after retirment
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Futures
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Are contracts to buy and sell commodities or stocks for a specified price on a specified date in the future.
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Option
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The right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a commodity or stock for a specified time period.
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Penny Stocks
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Are low-priced stocks of small companies that have no track record.
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