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This city is home to Wall Street.
What is N.Y.C. (New York City)?
This type of risky home loan helped trigger the 2008 financial crisis.
What is a subprime mortgage?
If you play your cards right, this happens when you are around 65 years old.
What is retirement (retired)?
This was the MLB team that popularized Moneyball.
Who are the Oakland Athletic's (A's)?
This airline, famous for its friendly service and heart-themed branding, trades under the stock ticker LUV.
What is Southwest Airlines?
This is the study of how people make choices about using limited resources.
What is economics?
This type of investment is essentially a loan you give to a company or government in exchange for regular interest payments.
What is/are bond(s)?
This stock exchange, located on Wall Street, is the largest stock in the world.
What is the N.Y.S.E. (New York Stock Exchange)?
This government-sponsored enterprise, which backed home loans, was placed into conservatorship in 2008.
What is Fannie Mae?
This employer-sponsored retirement plan often includes matching contributions.
What is a 401(k)?
This was the general manager of the Moneyball team.
Who is Billy Beane?
This popular chain, known for its over-the-top desserts, has the stock ticker symbol CAKE.
What is the Cheesecake Factory?
This term refers to the total value of all goods and services produced in a country.
What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
This term describes giving money, time, or resources to help others or support charitable causes.
What is philanthropy?
This term refers to a person who buys and sells stocks on the behalf of clients.
What is a stockbroker?
This investment bank famously declared bankruptcy in September 2008, shocking Wall Street.
What is Lehman Brothers?
This type of retirement account allows investments to grow tax-free and be withdrawn tax-free in retirement.
What is a Roth IRA?
How many consecutive games did the Moneyball team win?
What is 20?
This popular retailer known for candles, lotions, and fragrances trades under the ticker BBWI.
What is Bath & Body Works?
This occurs when the quantity demanded of a good or service is greater than the quantity supplied at a given price.
What is a shortage?
This occurs when the general price level of goods and services rises over time, reducing the purchasing power of money, often measured by using the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
What is inflation?
What is a bull and a bear?
This is the total amount, in months, the '08 Financial Crisis lasted.
What is 19 months?
This U.S. government program provides income to retirees based on their work history.
What is Social Security Administration (Social Security)?
What was the total payroll amount, for the team, during peak Moneyball?
What is $40 million?
This restaurant and arcade chain, where adults and kids alike can have fun, trades under the stock ticker PLAY.
What is Dave & Buster's?
This economic concept refers to the next best alternative you give up when making a decision.
What is opportunity cost?
This type of investment scam pays returns to earlier investors using money from newer investors rather than legitimate profits.
What is a Ponzi Scheme?
Formula: Current Share Price x Total Shares Outstanding
What is market capitalization (market cap)?
This term describes the financial products made from bundles of mortgages, which were central to the crisis.
What are mortgage-backed securities (MBS)?
This is the amount of money you need to have saved and invested to generate enough income to live on without working.
What is a retirement nest egg?
What was the main thing they were looking for in a player?
What is on-base percentage (OBP)?
Daily Double: This luxury car company’s stock trades as RACE, hinting at its racing heritage.
What is Ferrari?
This occurs when there are more people looking for jobs than there are jobs available.
What is unemployment?
If you invest at an 8% annual return, the Rule of 72 estimates your money will double in this many years.
What is 9 years?