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savings nd investing

savings and investing vocab words practice

TermDefinition
savings Saving is the process of setting aside a portion of one's income for future use rather than immediate consumption.
investment Investment is the act of allocating money or capital to an asset or project with the goal of generating future income or appreciation.
return on investment Return on investment is a profitability metric that calculates the gain or loss generated from an investment relative to its cost expressed as a percentage.
compound interest Compound interest is the interest calculated on the initial principal and on all the previously accumulated interest.
stock Stock refers to the ownership shares in a company which are bought and sold on stock markets.
bond A bond is a debt instrument that a company sells to raise capital by borrowing money from investors.
diversification Diversification is the strategy of spreading investments across various asset types such as stocks, bonds and cash to reduce overall risk.
retirement account A retirement account is a specialized tax advantaged investment account designed to help individuals save money for their post-work years.
stock market The stock market is a global marketplace for buying and selling shares of publicly traded companies.
dividend A dividend is a distribution of companies profits to its shareholders paid in cash stock or other property.
mutual fund A mutual fund is an investment vehicle that pools money from many investors to purchase a diversified portfolio of securities like stocks, bonds or money market instruments.
common stock A common stock is a type of share that represents partial ownership in a company.
preferred stock Preferred stocks is a hybrid security that acts like a cross between a stock and a bond offering a fixed dividend but with a lower risk and less growth potential than a common stock.
corporate bond A corporate bond is a debt security issued by a corporation to borrow money from investors.
government bond A government bond is a debt based investment in which an investor essentially loans money to a government in exchange for regular interest payments and the return of their principal investment when the bond reaches its maturity date.
beneficiary A beneficiary is a person or entity legally designed to receive assets or benefits from an account holder typically after their death.
executor An executor is the person named in a will to carry out the deceased's final wishes, a role that involves managing and distributing the estates assets after death.
trust The belief in a company's reliability, integrity and ability to deliver on its promises.
estate A large country property owned by one person or the total of all a person's assets and possessions especially after they have died.
will A legal document like a last will and testament that specifies how your assets should be distributed after your death.
power of attorney The ease and speed with which an investment can be bought or sold and converted to cash without significantly impacting its price.
investment liquidity The ease and speed with which an investment can be bought or sold and converted to cash without significantly impacting its price.
probate Court supervised legal process of administering a deceased person's estate to validate the will to pay debts and taxes and distribute the remaining asset to the beneficiaries.
personal financial planning The comprehensive ongoing process of managing your money to achieve your life goals and financial security.
estate planning The comprehensive process of arranging for the management and transfer of your assets and personal affairs in the event of your death.
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