Investing check-in

1. 1. Which of the following statements BEST describes the stock market?

• Businesses listing their entire company for sale

• Businesses selling partial ownership of their companies to raise capital

• Investors buying stock in hopes of being hired by companies

• People making donations to companies that need funding

2. During a BULL market…

• 1. Investors are pessimistic about how the stock market will perform

• 1. The unemployment rate in the country increases

• 1. More investors are buying stocks, which causes stock values to increase

• 1. The economy is not doing as well

3. 3. Over time, the stock market has…

• Experienced highs and lows but increased in overall value

• Rarely experienced changes and has maintained the exact same value

• Had slight ups and downs but stayed about the same in value

• Gone through severe ups and downs with an overall decrease in value

What is a stock?

• A loan an investor makes to a company or government that pays interest over time.

• A share of ownership in a company

• A collection of investments sold as a package.

• An option to purchase something in the future at todays price.

All of the following are ways to earn money as a stockholder

• getting dividends

• selling the stock at a higher value

• interest on the stock value

• selling the stock at a lower value