Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Financial Literacy

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
Financial Institution   A group that channels savings to investors (i.e. banks, insurance companies, savings, loan associations and credit unions)  
🗑
Savings   Dollars that become available for investors to use when others save  
🗑
Interest   payment made for the use of borrowed money  
🗑
Interest Rate   The price of credit to a borrower  
🗑
Federal Reserve System (FED)   Privately owned, publicly controlled, central bank of the United States  
🗑
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)   The U.S. government institution that provides deposit insurance on the depositor’s account  
🗑
Credit Unions   nonprofit services cooperatives that accepts deposits, makes loans and provides financial services  
🗑
Risk   a situation in which the outcome is not certain, but the probabilities can be estimated  
🗑
Passbook Account   The most common savings account. Typically a low minimum balance and used as an emergency fund  
🗑
Money Market Deposit Account   A savings account with higher interest. Easy but infrequent withdrawals  
🗑
Money Market Mutual Fund   A low risk account where deposits are invested into a pool of short-term financial accounts  
🗑
Certificate of Deposit (CD)   A savings account that a depositor pays a certain amount with a fixed interest rate for a certain period of time  
🗑
Demand Deposit Account (DDA)   An account whose funds can be removed by writing a check. No need to request for approval for the funds  
🗑
Creditors   Persons or institutions to whom money is owed  
🗑
Collateral   Something of value that a borrower lets the lender claim if a loan is not repaid  
🗑
Secured   a loan that is backed up with collateral  
🗑
Unsecured   a loan guaranteed by a promise to repay it  
🗑
capital formation   the transfer of money from households to businesses and government through investments and loans  
🗑
sole proprietorship   unincorporated business owned and run by a single person who has rights to all profits and unlimited liability for all debts of the firm;  
🗑
unlimited liability   requirement that an owner is personally and fully responsible for all losses and debts of a business; applies to proprietorships, general partnerships  
🗑
limited life   situation in which a firm legally ceases to exist when an owner dies or quits, or a new owner is added; applies to sole proprietorships and partnerships  
🗑
partnership   unincorporated business owned and operated by two or more people who share the profits and have unlimited liability for the debts and obligations of the firm  
🗑
limited partnership   form of partnership where one or more partners are not active in the daily running of the business  
🗑
corporation   form of business organization recognized by law as a separate legal entity with all the rights and responsibilities of an individual,  
🗑
stockholder   people who own a share or shares of stock in a corporation; same as shareholders  
🗑
stocks   certificates of ownership in a corporation; common or preferred stock  
🗑
dividend   checks paid to stockholders, usually quarterly, representing portion of corporate profits  
🗑
preferred stock   form of stock with no voting privileges; has a higher claim on corporate income and assets than does common stock  
🗑
common stock   most basic form of corporate ownership, generally with one vote per share for stockholders  
🗑
portfolio diversification   strategy of holding different investments to minimize risk  
🗑
mutual fund   company that sells shares of a portfolio of securities, e.g., stocks and bonds issued by other companies  
🗑
stockbroker   person who buys or sells securities for investors  
🗑
maturity   life of a bond, length of time funds are borrowed  
🗑
defaulted   unable to repay borrowed money  
🗑
premiums   price for insurance that must be paid monthly, quarterly or annually  
🗑
deductible   amount paid before insurance can be paid  
🗑
fixed rate mortgage   interest rates do not change over time  
🗑
adjustable rate mortgage (ARM)   interest rates will vary over time  
🗑
hybrid morgage   has features from fixed and adjustable rate mortgages  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: user-1813225
Popular Economics sets