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Economics
the study of choices with limited resources
Bear Market
people pull money out of stock market...stocks go down
Bull Market
people put money into market...stocks surge
Diversification
spreading out rick by investing in different industries
ROI
return on investment
IPO
initial public offering
Stock
a share in a company
Mutual Fund
collection of many stocks that protects from risk
Bonds
an "I-owe-you"
Appreciation (in economics)
the value goes up
Depreciation
the value goes down
Interest (on a loan)
money the bank charges you for borrowing their money
Interest (on an investment, like a stock or mutual fund)
gains you make on an investment
Inflation
value of money goes down/prices go up
Entrepreneur
risk-taker
Profits
income - costs
Blue Chip stocks
high performance stock
Microeconomics
individual behavior
Macroeconomics
nation behavior
IRA
Individual Retirement Account
Roth IRA
taxed on front end
401K
taxed on back end
Capital Gains Tax
tax on profits
Capital (to start or expand a business)
fancy way of saying "money"
Recession
two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth
Federal Reserve
regulates interest rates
Mortgage
home loan
Compound Interest
time = money
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