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Investment Acumen
Vanguard Funds
Blockchain
Vanguard Totals
100

In what year did Vanguard begin operations?

1975

100

As interest rates rise, what happens to the price of existing bonds?

The price of existing bonds drop

(Inverse Relationship)

100

This fund’s symbol is VMMXX

Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund

100

The average time for bitcoin to generate one extra block in the blockchain is _______ minutes.

10 minutes

100

Created in 1992, this fund is designed to provide exposure to the entire U.S. equity market

Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund

200

When did Vanguard open its first office outside of the U.S.?

1996

200

What are the components of a nation's GDP?

Total value of all goods and services produced in a country during one year

Consumption, government purchases, investments, and exports/imports

200

This fund's symbol is VBMFX

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund

200

A blockchain is a __________, distributed and public digital ledger

Decentralized

200

This fund is designed to provide broad exposure to U.S. investment-grade bonds

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund

300

When did Vanguard launch its Target Retirement Funds?

2003

300

In this common type of corporate action, the current holder of Company A receives shares of Company B, while still maintaining ownership in Company A.

Spin off

300

Vanguard offers how many balanced target-date funds?

Twelve (12):

Target Retirement Income

Target Retirement 2015

Target Retirement 2020

Target Retirement 2025

Target Retirement 2030

Target Retirement 2035

Target Retirement 2040

Target Retirement 2045

Target Retirement 2050

Target Retirement 2055

Target Retirement 2060

Target Retirement 2065

300

In the video 'TED Talks: The Blockchain Explained Simply', which word was used as the "common theme"?

Trust

300

This fund is designed to provide broad exposure to non-U.S. investment-grade bonds

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund

400

Which year did Vanguard roll out Admiral Shares?

2000

400

What are junk bonds?

Speculative or risky bonds, with high-yield and higher default risk in relation to investment-grade bonds

400

List Vanguard's 2 Global Balanced Funds

Global Wellesley Income

Global Wellington

400

Banks such as UBS are interested in blockchain because it has the potential to decrease or eliminate ___________.

Correspondent Banking

Money skipping from one correspondent bank to another (ie: International Wires)

400

This fund offers a low-cost way to gain equity exposure to both developed and emerging international markets

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund

500

Which year did Vanguard create their first International Stock Index Mutual Fund?

1990

500

What is the S&P 500 Index composed of?

Value weighted index composed of the largest 500 publicly traded companies by market cap (in the U.S.)

400 industrial stocks, 40 financial stocks, 40 public utility stocks, and 20 transportation stocks

500

List the 5 Vanguard Tax-exempt Money Market Funds

California Municipal Money Market

Municipal Money Market

New Jersey Municipal Money Market

New York Municipal Money Market

Pennsylvania Municipal Money Market

500

Currently, there are three types of blockchain networks: public blockchains, private blockchains, and ___________.

Consortium Blockchains

Semi-decentralized

Permission based, but with more than one single organization controlling it

500

Which fund provides low-cost exposure to stock markets within the U.S., developed foreign markets, and emerging markets

Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund

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