Economics
Unit 2
Overview
Standards
Resources can be used in
many ways and understand the costs of alternative uses
Essential Questions
1. What are the advantages
and disadvantages of various investment strategies available to individuals?
2. How does self-interest influence economic
decisions?
Vocabulary
A
B
C
Passbook Savings
Golden Rule
Capital
Certificate
of Deposit Silver
Rule IPO
MoneyMarket Load
fund
Simple interest
Common stock No load
fund
Capital loss
Preferred
stock Yield
Shares
Collectibles IRA
Dividend
RealEstate Roth
IRA
Stock split
Mutualfund 401k
Borrowing on the margin
Bonds
Compound Interest
Short sell
Government
bonds Rule of 72
Price Earnings Ratio (P/E Ratio)
Corporate
bonds Rate of Return
Diversification
Bond
Rating Risks:
Inflation
Assets
InsiderTrading
Market Liabilities
Capitalgains Financial BearMarket
NYSE Liquidity
Bull Market
NASDAQ
AMEX
OTC
