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Financial Lit Unit 3
Last Stretch
Term | Definition |
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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 |