Across
- 4. / a type of entity that is recognized by the IRS as being exempt from paying federal income taxes on its earnings
- 5. / the cost you pay to the lender for borrowing money to finance your loan, on top of the loan amount or your principal.
- 6. / a type of savings account offered by banks and credit unions.
- 10. /when you earn interest on the money you've saved and on the interest you earn along the way.
- 11. / a federal health insurance for people 65 or older
- 13. / the time of life when one chooses to permanently leave the workforce behind
- 14. / a federal program in the U.S. that provides retirement benefits and disability income to qualified people and their spouses, children, and survivors.
- 15. / the total amount of money available in a financial account
- 16. made before any taxes are paid on the amount
- 17. / occurring or happening every year or once a year
- 20. / the age at which you can begin to collect your full Social Security benefits.
- 21. / the date on which the life of a transaction or financial instrument ends, after which it must either be renewed or it will cease to exist.
- 23. / when you put money you've already paid taxes on into your 401(k) account to save more for retirement.
Down
- 1. / interest is added every three months, allowing the interest to earn additional interest more frequently
- 2. / happening or produced every six months or twice in each year
- 3. / if you have hit your retirement age and left your full-time job but still continue to work part-time.
- 7. / individual retirement account
- 8. / annual percentage yield
- 9. / You earn credits when you work and pay Social Security taxes
- 12. / interest is accumulated daily and is calculated by charging interest on principal plus interest earned daily;
- 14. /an interest charge that borrowers pay lenders a loan
- 18. / the baseline sum in financial transactions—the initial amount invested or borrowed.
- 19. / you don't pay taxes until you withdraw your funds, instead of paying them upfront when you make contributions.
- 22. / a U.S. federal payroll tax
