Indexes
This is used to quickly gauge the entire stock market
An index
What is the single, most important factor in growing your investment portfolio and taking advantage of compound interest
Time
This industry has it's own index, called the NASDAQ, and it has been very favorable in the last 25 years.
Technology
The decreasing of one's purchasing power over time
Inflation
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A Christmas Story
This index is made up of technology stocks
NASDAQ
The average rate of return for the whole Stock Market.
10%
This stategy of investing is when one owns stocks in a multitude of industries and sectors
Diversification
The average rate of inflation.
3.0%
Originally worn by sailors, these flared jeans became popular on college campuses in the 1960’s and 1970’s.
Bell Bottoms
This index is the oldest of all indexes, having been created in 1896. It has 30 companies listed.
Dow Jones Index
A piece of the profits that are paid out to shareholders
Dividends
Come October, a lot of the Tech Industry will tell the world the status of their companies through
Quarterly Earnings
This is a high risk and volatile type of stock, usually sold for less than $3
Penny Stock
This is the only U.S. state to grow coffee.
Hawaii
The leader of the S&P 500 and the the company that makes up for the most weight in this index
Apple
The average rate of return for a savings account.
0.01%
Exxon Mobile, Chevron, BP, American Electric all below to this industry
Energy
Before investing, you must do these 3 things
Build Emergency fund, Pay off bad debt, Maximize retirement programs
In the 1980 Winter Olympics, the U.S. Hockey team defeated this country to win the Gold Medal.
Finland
According to the IRS, at what point does an investment go from a short term to long term investment?
1 Year
This program automatically purchases more shares of the company that gifted the dividends
DRIP (Dividend ReInvestment Program)
This acronym allows one to buy a little sliver of multiple companies under one ticker (think QQQ)
ETF (Exchange Traded Funds)
The process of a private company allowing the purchase of their company to the public
I.P.O. (Initial Public Offering)
The third Saturday in May is this American military observance.
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