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Financial Lit Unit 3

Last Stretch

TermDefinition
Bank A secure location where you can store your money, or accumulate more money from
Credit Union A secure location where profit is its middle name, more for accumulating good credit to reduce prices of loans and other down payments
Balance Your current amount of money that you have in a bank account
Checking An account used to deposit and withdraw to other accounts and people
Savings An account used to store money to assure you can survive a financial blow
Credit A card that has a certain limit you can use, and pay at the end of the month
Debit A card that directly accesses your checking account and uses the money in it.
Deposit Putting money into an account
FDIC Keeps banks safe from going bankrupt
NCUA Keep you insured up to $250,000 if a bank goes bankrupt with your money in it
Interest Money paid on top of the principal amount paid
Principle The base price you are paying for something on a loan, followed by but not apart of interest
Overdraft Withdrawing more money than you have from an account
50-30-20 rule 50% needs, 30% wants, 20% savings, A way to budget your income
CD Certificates of Deposit, money with a timer on it before ou can use it, 6 months-5 years
Compound Interest Interest that builds on itself, slowly increasing the output you get.
Inflation Prices of items rising
Emergency Fund An account used to store money in case of an emergency
Recession Prices of items lowering
IRA A retirement fund where you pay taxes when you withdraw the money inside
Roth IRA A retirement fund where you pay taxes when you deposit the money inside
Cryptocurrency An online currency paid for with money in hopes of gaining more money
Deductible The amount you pay before an insurance company pays their portion
Premium The amount you pay for insurance casually to keep on a plan
Max Out Of Pocket Most money you can withdraw on a single purchase/purchases
Liability Insurance Insurance used when you are considered the cause of the crash
Collision Insurance Insurance used if you collide with another driver, regardless of who is to blame
Comprehensive Insurance Determines what caused damage and pays for it.
Actuary Does investments for you
Medicare A type of care paid for with taxes to help the elderly with day-to-day tasks
Medicaid A type of care paid for with taxes to help poor people
Copay You pay a certain amount, we'll pay the rest but health insurance
HMO Health insurance within a certain area with limited specialists
PPO Health insurance with unlimited area but higher prices outside the indicated zone
HSA Mix between HMO and PPO
Asset A part of an investment
Bond Multiple investments in one
Stock A partial amount of ownership in a company
Dividend Amount deducted from investment withdrawals
Index Fund A combination of many different stocks to reduce risks
Mutual Fund A combination of a few different stocks to reduce risk in investment
Pension A fund distributed by your employer for your later retirement, account will still be there after leaving said job
Portfolio A file where all your investments can be found
Security A way to make your money more secure
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