Question | Answer |
Attitudes | Opinions and psychological differences between people
that affect their decisions. |
Consumer Price Index (CPI) | A U.S. government index that tracks prices of a representative basket of goods and services. |
Economic cycle | A pattern of ups and downs experienced by the U.S.
economy. |
Expansion | Periods characterized by increased business investment
and employment opportunities. |
Federal Reserve Bank | The central bank that controls the money supply in
the United States. |
Federal funds rate | The rate banks charge each other for short-term loans. |
Inflation | The change in general price levels over time. |
Interest rate | A cost of money, expressed as a percentage. |
Marginal reasoning | A strategy that takes into account the change in outcome
or additional benefit resulting from a decision. |
Opportunity cost | What you have to give up in order to do something. |
Personal finance | A specialized area of study that focuses on individual
and household financial decisions, such as budgeting,
saving, spending, insurance, and investments. |
Personal financial planning | The process of developing and implementing an integrated, comprehensive plan designed to meet
financial goals, to improve financial well-being, and
to prepare for financial emergencies. |
Recession | A low point in the business cycle. |
Sensitivity analysis | Consideration of how an outcome changes with
changes in other variables. |
Values | Fundamental beliefs about what is important in life. |