Financial Terms: Investing

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Across
  1. 2. When a capital asset that has decreased in value is sold for a lower price than the original purchase price
  2. 3. A fixed-income instrument that represents a loan made by an investor to borrow
  3. 4. A collectible object such as a piece of furniture or work of art that has a high value because of its considerable age.
  4. 7. The process of allocating capital in a way that reduces the exposure to any one particular asset or risk
  5. 8. A a person who buys and sells goods or assets for others.
  6. 9. A market in which share prices are rising, encouraging buying.
  7. 11. Stock issued by a large, well-established, financially-sound company with an excellent reputation
  8. 15. This is a piece of advice which means that one should not concentrate all efforts and resources in one area as one could lose everything.
Down
  1. 1. A stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States (DJIA)
  2. 3. A market in which prices are falling, encouraging selling.
  3. 5. An item worth far more than it was initially sold for because of its rarity and/or popularity (ex. Comic books, Beanie Babies)
  4. 6. The practice of investing a fixed dollar amount on a regular basis, regardless of the share price
  5. 10. a profit from the sale of property or an investment.
  6. 12. A distribution of profits by a corporation to its shareholders.
  7. 13. Shares of ownership in a corporation and the type of stock in which most people invest
  8. 14. (aka a debt fund) A pooled investment vehicle that invests primarily in bonds