Basic Savings/Investing Accounts

Low interest rate, low minimum balance, immediate access

• Money Market

• Certificate of Deposit

• Simple Savings Account

• 401(k)

Retirement Account offered through an employer, in which your employer will match contributions

• Money Market

• Certificate of Deposit

• IRA

• 401(k)

A loan given to a government or company

• Stock

• Bond

• 401(k)

• Money Market Account

A retirement account you choose to open on your own.

• IRA

• MMA

• CD

• 401(k)

Savings account that has check writing abilities

• Money Market Account

• 401(k)

• IRA

• CD

Savings account that requires you to leave your money in for a set amount of time.

• Mutual Fund

• 401(k)

• IRA

• CD

A type of investment account in which your money is pooled with others, and usually includes a mixture of investments

• Mutual Fund

• Individual Retirement Account

• Simple Savings Account

• Money Market Account

An investment option that allows you to buy a share of a company.

• Mutual Fund

• Stock

• Bond

• 401(k)