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JA FinancePark Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Abilities | The things you do well |
Annual fee | A yearly fee. |
Aptitudes | Your natural talents. |
APR | Annual percentage rate is the amount of interest charged for any unpaid balance. |
Bank | A for-profit institution that offers personal loans, mortgages, and other services. |
Bankruptcy | A legal process that gives a debtor protection from creditors. |
Bond | An IOU issued by a company, municipality, or the federal government in exchange for a loan from an investor that will be repaid with a set rate of return. |
Budget | A record of income and spending and a plan for managing money. |
Career cluster | A grouping of jobs and industries related by skills or products. |
Cash | Money in the form of bills or coins. |
Check | A written order for a bank to pay money. |
Compound interest | Interest on the principal and the accumulated interest on a deposit or a loan. |
Credit | The amount of financial trust extended to a person or a business by a lender; a loan. |
Credit card | A card authorizing the holder to buy goods and services that can be paid for later. |
Credit limit | The maximum a cardholder can borrow. It is recommended that cardholders keep a balance of no more than 25 percent of the credit limit. |
Credit report | A record of a person’s financial information, including previous addresses, Social Security number, current and previous employers, estimated income, credit card accounts with amount owed and payment history, and loan information. |
Credit score | A standardized measurement of the potential to repay a debt. |
Credit union | A not-for-profit cooperative that offers bank services and is owned by its members. |
Debit | An amount deducted from a bank account. |
Debit card | A card that looks like a credit card but operates like cash; money is immediately subtracted from the cardholder’s bank account when a purchase is made. |
Debt | Money owed. |
Deductible/co-pay | Money paid out of pocket before insurance covers the remaining costs. |
Discretionary income | Money available to spend on goods and services that are not essential. |
Dollar-cost averaging | A method of investing a fixed amount in the same type of investment at regular intervals, regardless of price. |
Expenditures | Money that is spent on goods, services, and bills. |
Finance charges | The cost of credit—the fees and interest charged to finance the unpaid balance. |
Financial institution | A business that provides money-related services. |
Fixed cost | A business cost that remains the same, such as rent. |
Fixed expenses | Expenses that do not change from month to month, such as auto insurance or rent. |
Foreclosure | A legal process in which a lender takes possession of mortgaged property from a mortgage holder who failed to make payments. |
Impulse buying | Making a purchase based on an immediate want or due to the pressure of advertising. |
Income | Money received on a regular basis for work or through investments. |
Income tax | A portion of one’s personal income paid to a government. |
Insurance policy | A contract that outlines coverage plans and protects a person against financial loss or damage. |
Interest | A fee received or paid for the use of money. |
Interests | The things you like and enjoy doing |
Minimum payment due | The smallest amount that can be paid to meet loan requirements. |
Mobile banking | A wireless service that allows financial transactions by using an app or Web browser from a mobile device. |
Mutual fund | A collection of stocks or bonds of various corporations. |
Needs | Goods or services that people cannot survive without, such as water, food, shelter, and clothing. |
Online banking | An electronic way to view account activity and pay bills via the Internet and an institution’s website. |
Opportunity cost | The next best alternative given up when making a financial choice. |
PayPal | An online payment service that allows consumers to transfer money electronically. |
Pay Yourself First (PYF) | To automatically save a specified amount from a paycheck for future use. |
Premium | The amount paid for an insurance policy. |
Previous balance | Amount still owed from purchases prior to the current 30-day charge cycle. |
Principal | The amount of money originally invested. |
Risk | The possibility of financial loss or physical harm. |
Savings account | An interest-bearing account where people put money for future use. |
Scarcity | The economic condition of limited resources that prevents people from having everything they want. |
Short-term goals | Plans that can be accomplished within three months to a year. |
Simple interest | Interest that is paid only on the original principal. |
Social Security | A social insurance system that provides benefits to most Americans who are retired, sick, or too disabled to work, and to families of workers who have died. |
Stock | A share of a corporation sold to the public. |
Taxes | Required payments to a government. |
3Cs of credit | The factors that determine a credit score: character; capacity to repay; and capital, or what a person owns. |
Values | The ideals that are important to you and your career choice. |
Variable cost | A business cost that increases or decreases, such as labor. |
Variable expenses | Expenses that vary from month to month, such as entertainment, car repairs, or doctor bills. |
Wants | Goods or services that make people more comfortable or content but which are not necessary for survival. |
Internet Bank | A Web-only bank. |
Invest | To commit money to gain a profit or earn interest. |
Long-term Goals | Plans that take a year or more to accomplish. |
Market research | Gathering consumer preferences for products and services. |
Medicare | A social insurance program that extends health coverage to almost all Americans age 65 and over. |