Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Personal Finana
Personal Finana
18
Accounting
10th Grade
03/26/2012

Additional Accounting Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Appreciation
Definition
Refers to an increase in the value of an investment.
Term
Capital Gain
Definition
Income earned when the selling price is greater than the purchase price.
Term
Stock
Definition
A share in the ownership of a corporation.
Term
Dividend
Definition
Is a portion of a company's earnings paid to stockholders.
Term
Common Stock
Definition
Earn dividends declared by the company.
Term
Perferred Stock
Definition
Receive regular dividends at a set rate.
Term
Sercurites exchange
Definition
A formal market where securities are bought and sold by stockbrokers.
Term
Stockbroker
Definition
Is an agent who buys and sells securities for clients.
Term
Bond
Definition
A certificate of debt issued by a corporation or government.
Term
Mutual Fund
Definition
Created by pooling the money of many people and investing it in a collection of securities.
Term
Net Asset Value
Definition
The fund's assets minus its liabilities.
Term
Money market fund
Definition
A type of mutual fund that deals only in high interest,short-term investment,such as u.s. treasury securities,certificates of deposit,and commercial paper.
Term
Bull Market
Definition
An extended period of consumer confidence and optmismwhen stock prices rise.
Term
Bear market
Definition
An extended period of uncertainty and pessimism when stock prices fall.
Term
Investment Portfolio
Definition
A collection of securities and other assets a person owns.
Term
Diversification
Definition
Refers to spreading risk by putting money in a variety of investments.
Term
Prospectus
Definition
A legel document that gives a detailed description of a securitiy.
Term
Dollar-Cost Averaging
Definition
A strategy of investing a fixed dollar amount at regular intervals,such as monthly,without reguard to the price of the investment at the time you buy it.
Supporting users have an ad free experience!