College Basics
A common way to finance education beyond high school (often college).
Student loans.
True or False: $1 tomorrow is worth MORE than $1 today.
What is FALSE?
A person who buy stocks and will hold for the long term looking to make more money or returns.
What is an investor?
Fill in the blank: Markets are driven by ______ and Demand?
What is Supply?
What team member has missed NONE of the class sessions? (Including this week.)
Who is Lili?
Name a few reasons to go to college or trade school.
What is new friends/environment, clubs (like BIG), internships, more financial opportunities, study abroad, and more?
Should you rely on payday loans on a consistent basis instead of saving money?
No.
Name a recent current event and which stock (or group of stocks) it would impact?
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What is the term for the total value of goods and services produced by a country in a given year?
What is GDP (gross domestic product)?
What does BIG stand for?
What is Bentley Investment Group?
Typical interest rates on private student loans.
What is 6% to 10%? (Anything in or near range counts).
This is a statement that showcases your income, expenses, and savings over a period of time.
Budget or personal income statement.
What are the five largest companies in the world by market cap?
What is Apple, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet (Google)?
What is it called when your dollars are worth less over time?
Inflation.
What is the social media platform used for jobs and how long should a resume be (both MUST be correct)?
What is LinkedIn and 1 page?
The drop out rate for college students within 6 years.
What is around 30-35%?
How long should an emergency fund last?
What is 3 to 6 months? (Anywhere within range counts).
Name one of the types of stock markets.
What is NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange?
Who is the current Chair of the Federal Reserve?
Who is Jerome Powell?
Bentley was founded in which year?
What is 1917?
The total debt for student loans in America.
What is $1.7 trillion or $1,700 billion or $1,700,000 million?
What is a bear market?
A time when stock prices are falling, or economy is generally doing poor.
This type of investment is when institutions pool money to purchase other companies in the private markets.
What is private equity?
If there is too much inflation, what should the Federal Reserve do, assuming they want to decrease inflation?
Increase interest rates, or increase bank required reserve rates, or cut government spending (technically fiscal).
What is a letter of the alphabet, before the letter S, that is in none of the Bentley student's names?
What is C, F, H, J, P, Q?