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Soc. Studies Vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Diversification | To own many different stocks, all in different industries. |
| Industry | A group of companies that make similar products |
| Portfolio | A collection of investments that are owned by one individual or organization |
| Bonds | An IOU that a company or government sells and an investor buys |
| High-Yield bonds | Junk bonds, they are bonds that the issuers pay a high amount of interest to the bondholders. |
| Issuer | An entity which issues that pays principal and interest |
| Interest Rate | Either paid or given, interest is money. |
| IOU | Debt; or to owe money |
| Maturity | The date when a principal amount of security is payable |
| Risk | To take a chance; the possibility of losing all or part of your money |