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Financial Literacy

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show A group that channels savings to investors (i.e. banks, insurance companies, savings, loan associations and credit unions)  
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show Dollars that become available for investors to use when others save  
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Interest   show
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Interest Rate   show
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show Privately owned, publicly controlled, central bank of the United States  
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)   show
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Credit Unions   show
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show a situation in which the outcome is not certain, but the probabilities can be estimated  
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Passbook Account   show
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show A savings account with higher interest. Easy but infrequent withdrawals  
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show A low risk account where deposits are invested into a pool of short-term financial accounts  
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Certificate of Deposit (CD)   show
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show An account whose funds can be removed by writing a check. No need to request for approval for the funds  
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show Persons or institutions to whom money is owed  
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Collateral   show
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show a loan that is backed up with collateral  
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show a loan guaranteed by a promise to repay it  
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capital formation   show
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show unincorporated business owned and run by a single person who has rights to all profits and unlimited liability for all debts of the firm;  
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unlimited liability   show
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show situation in which a firm legally ceases to exist when an owner dies or quits, or a new owner is added; applies to sole proprietorships and partnerships  
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show unincorporated business owned and operated by two or more people who share the profits and have unlimited liability for the debts and obligations of the firm  
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limited partnership   show
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show form of business organization recognized by law as a separate legal entity with all the rights and responsibilities of an individual,  
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stockholder   show
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show certificates of ownership in a corporation; common or preferred stock  
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dividend   show
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show form of stock with no voting privileges; has a higher claim on corporate income and assets than does common stock  
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show most basic form of corporate ownership, generally with one vote per share for stockholders  
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show strategy of holding different investments to minimize risk  
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mutual fund   show
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stockbroker   show
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maturity   show
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defaulted   show
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show price for insurance that must be paid monthly, quarterly or annually  
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deductible   show
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fixed rate mortgage   show
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adjustable rate mortgage (ARM)   show
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show has features from fixed and adjustable rate mortgages  
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