History Checkpoint

Name: Mame Viers

Date:    2/22/18

Graded Assignment

Section 4 Study Questions

Instructions

Save the file in your Finance folder, and name it with Study, the section number, and your first initial and last name. For example, Jessie Robinson's study questions for Section 1 would be named Study1JRobinson.

Answer the questions for each lesson on the same day that you read the lesson. Save the file before closing it each day. Then turn in your answers to the study questions at the end of the section. Review Lesson 4 of the Course Overview for instructions about turning in your study questions.

Assignment

Total score: ____ of 12.0 points

Answer each question fully. Complete sentences are not necessary.

Lesson 1

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1. What is a money market account?

Answer: A type of saving account that usually earns a higher interest than basic savings. Minimum deposit and and balance for MMAs is usually higher than basic savings

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1. What is a liquidation policy?

Answer: Tells when and how someone is able to remove their money form an account.

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1. What is simple interest?

Answer: Interest that is calculated on the principle or original amount of a loan or deposit.

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1. What is compound interest?

Answer: It is calculated on the principle amount and also on accumulated interest of previous periods.

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1. What is the time value of money?

Answer: The idea that money available presently is worth more than the same amount in the future because of its potential to earn interest.

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1. Name a strategy for saving money.

Answer: Set up an automatic savings plan

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Lesson 2

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1. What is investing?

Answer: Investing is committing money or resources in the expectation of some future payoff

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1. What is financial risk?

Answer: The risk/possibility that you might lose money

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1. What is diversification?

Answer: Spreading out your assets among different types of investments

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1. What is risk tolerance?

Answer: The amount of ups and downs an investor is willing to tolerate

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1. What are debt investments?

Answer: An investment such as a bond that specifies payments to the investor. Debt investments are a loan made by an investor

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1. What are equity investments?

Answer: Investments like stock or real estate that come with a claim on assets for the investor

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Lesson 3

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1. What are stocks?

Answer: stocks are a share in a company

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