Across
- 1. companies that earn just enough money to continue operating and service debt
- 4. non-qualified, tax-advantaged, deferred compensation retirement plans offered by state governments, local governments, and some nonprofit employers
- 9. a term for matters regarding the management, creation, and study of money and investments
- 12. Measure of an investment's volatility vs. the market as a whole
- 13. A basket of securities that tracks an underlying index
- 15. A distribution of part of a company's earnings to its shareholders
- 17. the amount, generally expressed as a fixed percentage, an insured must pay against a claim after the deductible is satisfied
- 18. tax-advantaged savings plan designed to help pay for education
- 21. year to date
- 22. (2 words) businesses, in addition to maximizing shareholder value, must act in a manner that benefits society
- 24. Both a climbing plant and a company
- 25. A CFA is a ______ Financial Analyst
- 26. a security that represents the ownership of a fraction of a corporation
- 28. a digital or virtual currency that is secured by cryptography, which makes it nearly impossible to counterfeit or double-spend
Down
- 2. A Simplified Employee Pension IRA is also known as a ____ IRA
- 3. A tax-advantaged investing tool that individuals use to earmark funds for retirement savings
- 5. An IRS subsection related to non-profit organizations exempted from income tax
- 6. the amount of debt a firm uses to finance assets
- 7. a stock trading without the value of the next dividend payment
- 8. a person or organization that acts on another's behalf to manage assets
- 10. (2 words) the value of the assets a person or corporation owns, minus the liabilities they owe
- 11. derivative financial contracts that obligate the parties to transact an asset at a predetermined future date and price
- 14. a term used in the venture capital industry to describe a privately held startup company with a value of over $1 billion
- 16. a financial instrument that allows one to buy or sell an underlying asset
- 19. When you don't keep all of your financial eggs in one basket
- 20. A term referring to a strategy's ability to beat the market
- 23. The amount you are required to withdraw from a retirement account after you reach age 72
- 27. the earnings generated and realized on an investment over a particular period of time
