Investment

2. people who purchase shares of stock
5. is a contract purchased from an insurance company in which payments are made at regular intervals after the age of 59 1/2.
7. a payment to shareholders of a company’s net profit (return)
9. This is when someone with a terminal disease sells his life insurance policy for less than the face value.
11. is investing in a land plus anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings and natural resources.
12. are non-transferable debt certificates issued by U.S. Treasury or a company (I.O.U)
14. is an investment in on single stock. It has a high risk.
15. investments in wheat, corn, iron ore and natural gases are examples.
17. is a CD typically at a bank. It is a savings account with a slightly higher interest rate because of a longer savings commitment.
19. the possibility of variation in the return on your investment.
20. a group of investments (a pool) held by numerous individual investors that are managed by professional experts.
21. has a 50 year track record of 4.1% returns.

1. the largest network where stocks are traded by phone or global electronic networking.
3. the most liquid savings option
4. is a low-risk bank savings account with check-writing privileges.
6. splitting your money among many different investments.
8. where smaller and medium-sized company stocks are traded.
10. which assets are converted to cash easily and can be accessed quickly.
12. stocks of large companies with proven track records.
13. the oldest stock exchange
16. ownership interest in the corporation.
18. The buying and selling of stock purchases each day through the practice of speculation.