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2.4.4.L1
TheFundamentalsofInvestingNoteTakingGuide
TotalPointsEarned
TotalPointsPossible
Percentage
Name
Date
Class
CharacteristicsofInvestments
Defineinvestments:
Investmentshavethepotentialfor
Definereturn:
____________returns.
Allinvestmentshavesome
Defineinvestmentrisk:
_____________.
Investmentsareimportanttobuilding
Whyareinvestmentslessliquidthansavingstools?
_________________________.
Investmentsarefor
Twoexamplesoflongtermgoalsare:
_____________________goals.
Rateofreturn:
Strivetohavetherateofreturnonan
investmentbe_________________
thantherateofinflation.
Defineinflationrisk:
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Bond
Risklevel:
Definition:
Description:
Typeofreturn:
Stock
Definition:
Dividendreturnsare:
Risklevel:
Capitalgainreturnsare:
RealEstate
Definition:
Typesofreturnsinclude:
Risklevel:
SpeculativeInvestments
Definition:
Examplesinclude:
Risklevel:
Returns:
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MutualFund&IndexFund
Definition:
Typesofreturns:
Risklevel:
Advantage:
Whatisincluded?
Disadvantage:
Howisanindexfunddifferentthanamutualfund?
Lendingvs.Owning
Lending
Owning
Typeofinvestmenttools:
Typeofreturns:
Typeofinvestmenttools:
Typeofreturns:
Typically,investmentsthatareaformofowninghave:
________________
inflationrisk
_________________
potentialforhighreturns
______________
investmentrisk
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InvestmentPhilosophy
Eachindividualhasa
toleranceforthe
amountof
_________________
Generallydividedintothreecategories:
Maybeinfluencedby:
PortfolioDiversification
Definition:
Purpose:
Impactithasonrisk:
BrokerageFirms
Whatisastock
exchange?
Whatisabrokeragefirm?
Whatisthedifferencebetweenafullservice
anddiscountbrokeragefirm?
Allbrokeragefirmscharge
____________fortheirservices.
Whatisonequestiontoaskwhenchoosingafirm?
TaxAdvantagedInvestments
Howdotaxadvantaged
investmentsbenefit
consumers?
Whenaretaxespaid?
Whyshouldan
employeeinvestinan
employersponsored
plan?
Whatareexamplesof
retirementaccounts?
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