Investing Review 2

Which correctly abbreviates IPO?

• Investment Profits Organization

• Initial Profitable Organization

• Initial Public Opportunity

• Initial Public Offering

Ownership in a company is...

• Portion

• Dividend

• Share

• Bond

Profit paid to investors is

• interest

• share

• dividend

• capital gains

Where is the financial capital of the US?

• Washington DC

• Wall Street

• New York City

• Manhattan

How does NASDAQ differ from the NYSE?

• NASDAQ is larger.

• NASDAQ stocks are only traded electronically.

• NASDAQ is older than the NYSE.

• NASDAQ sells bonds while the NYSE sells stocks and bonds.

If one asks how the stock market is doing, which is a good choice to use as a reference?

• S&P 500

• The unemployment rate

• Dow Jones Industrial Average

• Prime Interest Rate

If the value of stocks is rising, it is considered to be a...

• great day to be a JAGUAR!

• Bull Market

• Bear Market

• Trash Panda Market

If the overall investor attitude towards the future of the stock market is pessimistic or negative

• Albatross

• Mulligan

• Bear Market

• Bull Market

Why is it challenging to match your investing decisions with how the stock market is performing? 

• The stock market is typically in a BULL market for a specific period of time

• You have to invest large amounts of money to have your decisions match the performance of the stock market

• The stock market is typically in a BEAR market for a specific period of time

• It is hard to predict trends, and trends can only be identified once they’ve already happened

When stock is purchased, which did you do?

• Provided a loan to the company

• Bought shares, or a portion of the company

• Pooled your money with other to diversify your investments.

• Bought an investment that is guaranteed by FDIC