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Financial Lit Unit 3
Last Stretch
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |