Economic Powerhouse
This U.S. official heads the Department responsible for managing the federal budget, taxes, and debt.
Who is the Secretary of the Treasury?
This type of financial institution is required to safeguard assets such as bonds and other financial instruments on behalf of state and local governments
What is a custodial bank or trust company?
This California-based bank’s sudden collapse in March 2023 sent shockwaves through the tech and startup sectors.
What is Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)?
This is the maximum maturity allowed for most fixed-income securities purchased under the UMMA.
What is 5 years?
In this 2005 film, Matthew McConaughey plays a former football star who becomes a sports betting advisor under the mentorship of Al Pacino.
What is Two for the Money?
This character often says, “Just tap it in. Tap it in. Give it a little tappy.” Who is he?
Who is Happy Gilmore?
As Chair of the Federal Reserve, this person sets interest rates and controls the money supply in the U.S.
Who is the Chair of the Federal Reserve? ?
These short-term, unsecured, debt instruments are issued by corporations and generally mature within 270 days.
What is commercial paper?
This global conflict ended in 1945 and led to major economic changes, including the U.S. becoming a world economic superpower.
What is World War II?
This designation must be held by investment representatives who are responsible for managing investments under the Utah Money Management Act.
What is a Certified Investment Advisor
This movie shows how a big energy company lied to people and went bankrupt.
What is Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room?
In “Dumb and Dumber,” Lloyd says, “So you’re telling me there’s a chance.” What’s the chance?
What is one in a million?
This Nobel Prize–winning Chairman of the Federal Reserve stated before congress that they were not forecasting a recession in 2008, ironically, the same month the Great Recession started.
Who is Ben Bernanke?
This document outlines permitted investments, diversification requirements, and risk controls for public funds.
What is an investment policy statement (IPS)?
This 1973 event saw OPEC reduce oil supply, leading to soaring oil prices and global economic turmoil.
What is the 1973 Oil Embargo?
Under the Utah Money Management, the maximum allowable maturity is 15 months for fixed-rate coupons and 3 years for variable rate coupons for this type of credit obligation
What is a Corporate Bond
This movie tells how Nike signed Michael Jordan to make Air Jordan shoes.
What is Air?
In “Toy Story,” this character says, “To infinity…” what?
What is and beyond?
This former U.S. Treasury Secretary also served as the first female Chair of the Federal Reserve.
Who is Janet Yellen?
The Acronym PTIF stands for.
What is the Public Treasurer's Investment Fund
In 2010, this rapid market plunge and recovery happened in the U.S. stock market in minutes.
What is the Flash Crash?
Brokered CDs are allowed to be purchased up to what percentage of the FDIC insured Limit.
What is 97%
This Movie is about a high-pressure sales and pump-and-dump scheme starring Vin Diesel.
What is Boiler Room?
In “Jaws,” this line warns, “You’re gonna need a bigger…” what?
What is boat?
President Trump recently called this Federal Reserve Chairman a "numbskull" and a "real dummy" for not cutting rates at the Fed's June 18, 2025 meeting.
Who is Jerome Powell?
This type of municipal debt instrument is often issued to finance short-term operating needs.
What is a tax anticipation note (TAN)?
The day after this event, the market declined 7.1%, setting the record for the biggest lost in NYSE history, and led to global anti-terrorism campaigns wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
What is 9/11 Terrorist Attacks?
This type of debt is issued by states, cities, counties, and other governmental entities
What is a Municipal Bond?
This movie is about the economics of baseball using data to outperform the market.
What is Moneyball.
A young baseball player says this exasperated line to his clueless teammate: “You're killing me, Smalls!”
What is the Sandlot?