Pinellas County History
and Demographics
Acronyms
Terms and Phrases
(Fill in the Blank)
Quotes
(Who said it?)
Investment Trivia
100

in 1912, Pinellas separated from this county.

What is Hillsborough?

100

GAAP

What are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles?

100

Penny _____

What is pinching?

100

“Finance is not merely about making money.”

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

100

A quick way to find out how long it will take your money to double.

 What is the rule of 72?

200

This is the largest city in Pinellas County.

What is St. Petersburg?

200

GASB

What is the Governmental Accounting Standards Board?

200

Employee Withholding Allowance _____

What is Certificate?

200

“Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.”

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

200

Stock with steady earnings and continues to pay dividends even during economic decline.

What is defensive stock?

300

This was the first incorporated city in Pinellas County in 1887.

What is Tarpon Springs?

300

FGFOA

What is the Florida Government Finance Officers Association?

300

Cash _____ Statement

What is Flow?

300

“The key to money is to stay invested.”

Who is Suze Orman?

300

The market for a network of dealers who buy and sell the stocks of corporations that are not listed on securities exchange.

What is OTC or Over the Counter Market?

400

This is the number of incorporated municipalities in Pinellas County.

What is 24?

400

AICPA

What is the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants?

400

_____ Transfer Fraud

What is Wire?

400

“Fortune befriends the bold.”

Who is Emily Dickinson?

400

The annual dividend paid by the investment and divided by the investment’s current market value, expressed as a percentage.

What is current yield?

500

As of this year, 967,125 is the _____ of Pinellas County.

What is the population?

500

FCFSA

What is the Florida Community Financial Services Association?

500

Net _____ Margin

What is Profit?

500

“I’m convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful  ones is pure perseverance.”

Who is Steve Jobs?

500

Released in 2015, it became the #2 cryptocurrency in market capitalization after bitcoin.

What is Ethereum?

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