Interest
Investments
Vocabulary
Words Problems
Thinking
100

This is the amount of money you earn on your principal expressed as a percentage.

What is interest?

100

This investment represents ownership in a company, and the value can rise or fall based on the company's performance.

What is a stock?

100

This is the term for the original loan that is gaining or costing you interest.

What is a principal?

100
This is the total amount owed at the end of this term:

$1000 loan from the bank at a 3% simple interest rate every year for 3 years.

What is $1090

100

You have $1,000. You could either put your money in a savings account with 3% annual compounded interest or a 3% fixed interest rate.

This is the one that will give you more money.

What is compound interest?

200

This type of interest is calculated on the principal amount, not on any interest that has been added.

What is simple interest?

200

This type of investment represents a loan made to a company, and it pays you a fixed interest rate over a set period.

What is a bond?

200

This economic principle explains how the price of a good or service is affected by the amount of it available and how much consumers want it. For example, it explains why the price of cell phones are so high today.

What is supply and demand?

200

This is the total amount owed at the end of this term:

$4000 loan given by the bank at a compound interest rate of 4% for 6 years.

What is $5061.28

200

This is the type of interest bonds use.

What is simple interest?

300

If you invest $1000 at a simple interest rate of 5% per year, how much interest will you earn after 3 years?

What is $150?

300

A savings account is a type of investment that offers low risk but usually has this type of return.

What is low interest/low return?

300

This is when you don't physically have to work for the money you earn.

What is passive income.

300

This is the total interest earned by the end of this term:

A $5,000 bond with an interest rate of 4% for 10 years.

What is $2000?

300

This is the phenomenon that explains why minimum wage today is $17 when it was $7 20 years ago.

What is inflation?
400

This type of interest is calculated on both the principal amount and the interest that has accumulated on it.

What is compound interest?

400

This type of investment guarantees a fixed interest rate for a set period and is considered low-risk.

What is a GIC (Guaranteed Investment Certificate)?

400

This is the type of investments you'd make if you want secure interest rate payments for a fixed amount of time and it's short-term.

What is a GIC?
400

I bought three Apple Stocks in 2020 for $60 each. Today an Apple Stock is sold for $232. This is the amount I could make in profit if I sold all three.

What is $516?

400

This is the equation for compound interest.

What is Principal x (1 + Interest rate %)^Time

500

You deposit $1000 in an account with 4% annual compounded interest. After 5 years, you will have earned this much in interest.

What is $1216.65?

500

This type of account allows you to earn interest while still maintaining access to your money, but it usually offers lower returns than a fixed-term investment like a GIC.

What is a savings account?

500

This is the type of risk associated with a savings account.

What is low-risk

500

This is the principal at the third year:

$5000 loan from the bank at a compound interest rate of 4%.

What is $5408?

500
This is another word for a stock.

What is a share?

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