E2 Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. - resistant to economic downturns, stable during contractions
  2. 5. classes - investment categories, types of investments
  3. 7. - market fluctuations, unstable movements
  4. 8. portfolio - varied investments, mixed assets
  5. 10. the market - attempt to buy/sell at best moments, predict market moves
  6. 12. - economic contraction, business downturn
  7. 15. return - investment gain, profit,
  8. 16. managed - hands-on investment approach,
  9. 18. - reduced growth rate, cooling economy
Down
  1. 1. 500 - 500 largest US public companies, main US stock market benchmark
  2. 2. - fixed-income securities, IOUs from governments/companies
  3. 4. - tech-heavy stock exchange, second-largest US trading platform
  4. 6. period - time of change, interim phase,
  5. 9. - borrowed money, money owed
  6. 11. - decreasing, falling,
  7. 13. - medium-sized companies, firms between large and small caps
  8. 14. Reserve - US central bank, "The Fed," America's monetary authority
  9. 17. rates - cost of borrowing money, lending charges,
  10. 18. volatility - equity price swings, market turbulence