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Risky Business
Taxing Your Brain
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Cha-Ching!
100

This type of bank charges less fees and has higher interest rates

Online bank

100

Name one unique strategy of managing risk

-start early, diversify investments, invest consistently (dollar-cost averaging)

100

A fee paid for the use of money over time. In other words, it’s the cost of borrowing money

Interest

100

A nonprofit financial institution that is owned and operated entirely by its members.

Credit union

100

About how long does it take to establish your credit score

6 months

200

FDIC insurance limit per depositor per bank

$250,000

200

Trading stocks using confidential information

Insider trading

200

An amount that can be subtracted from person’s tax liability that lowers their taxable income

Deduction
200

Name one unique feature of traditional banks

-Physical location(s), face-to-face help available during banking hours

200

A written summary of your financial history, from savings accounts to loans to credit card payments.

Credit report

300

An account that offers interest on deposits but may have some restrictions.

Savings account

300

The key benefit of starting to invest early

Compound growth/interest

300

Every job you had in the past year will send you this form reporting your income, usually around the 3rd week of January

W-2

300

A record of money that the customer agrees to leave in a lump-sum deposit untouched for a predetermined period of time

Certificate of deposit (CD)

300

The largest factor that affects your credit score at 35%

Credit history

400

Loans to governments or companies

Bonds

400

Term for a declining market and a receding economy

Bear market

400

A category that defines the type of tax return an individual will use, primarily based on marital status; it also determines the size of your tax brackets and how much of your income is taxed at each rate.

Filing status

400

The central banking system in the United States

the Federal Reserve

400

FICO Credit Score range

300-850

500

This allows banks to "create" money without printing it

Fractional reserve banking

500

The declining value of money due to rising prices

Inflation

500

The standard Internal Revenue Service (IRS) form that individuals can use to file their annual income tax returns.

1040

500

Income that is available after all of the essential financial commitments have been paid.

Discretionary income

500

Provides part-time jobs for students with financial need to earn money to help pay for educational expenses.

Federal work-study