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DSST Personal Finance 2
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Subjects
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dsst
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personal-finance
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bvat
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Legal process in which some or all of the assets of a debtor are distributed among the creditors because the debtor is unable to pay his or her debts; the legal process of getting out of debt
inflation
factors that affect a mortgage
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
bankruptcy
2. Be careful using credit cards - understand how much debt you have - pay off debt ASAP - pay off in full and on time - consolidate credit cards to low interest rate card
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
tips for using credit wisely
supply
needs
3. The money an investor receives above and beyond the sum of money initially invested
return
dividend
variable expenses
fixed expenses
4. You are being paid for it (ex: investment)
interest can benefit you when...
factors that affect your income
blue chip stocks
wants
5. Items you need to survive ex: food - water
dividend
needs
electronic banking
interest can benefit you when...
6. Time - amount of money - rate of interest
time value of money
liquidity
debit card
credit record
7. Items for enjoyment ex: eating out - entertainment - luxury items
electronic banking
factors that affect a mortgage
long term goals
wants
8. The price of an item will go down if there is little demand or low supply. The price of an item will go up if there is a lot of demand or high amounts of supply.
fixed expenses
simple interest
Law of Supply and Demand
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
9. Income risk - personal risk - liquidity risk - interest rate risk
short term goals
types of risk
CPI's relation to inflation
return
10. Salary - wages - interest - campital gains - commission
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
factors that affect your income
diversification
debit card
11. The desire of a good or service
demand
factors that affect your income
blue chip stocks
Dow Jones
12. Stocks that pay low dividends - but are expected to grow
growth stocks
interest can benefit you when...
things that affect loans
mutual funds (MF)
13. Interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest (daily - monthly - quarterly - semi-annually - annually)
interest can be bad for you when....
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
return
compound interest
14. Can be profitable - liquid
CPI's relation to inflation
reasons to invest in stocks
bankruptcy
dividend
15. Interest rates - length of time to borrow money
CPI's relation to inflation
things that affect loans
savings account
chapter 13
16. Goal in which you plan to prepare for and reach in the distant future - over 5 years
supply
long term goals
dividend
interest can benefit you when...
17. A report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness.
opportunity cost
blue chip stocks
types of risk
credit report
18. A way to guarantee your financial protection against various risks
compound interest
insurance
credit report
blue chip stocks
19. Responsible for their own personal belongings in the case of an event like fire - water damage
dividend
short term debt
Tenant
financing an item
20. The value of buying one item over another
opportunity cost
wants
time value of money
mutual funds (MF)
21. Formula used to calculate how many years it would take to double an investment
collateral
Rule of 72
tips for using credit wisely
short term debt
22. Equifax - Experian - TransUnion
3 major credit bureaus
insurance
co-signing a loan
chapter 13
23. Agree to be responsible for loan payments if the other person can't make them
3 major credit bureaus
time value of money
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
co-signing a loan
24. Protects depository institution accounts - incures commercial banks and savings and loan
short term debt
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
interest
interest can benefit you when...
25. A card (usually plastic) that enables the holder to withdraw money or to have the cost of purchases charged directly to the holder's bank account
tips for a successful budget
disposable income
Pay Yourself First (PYF)
debit card
26. Allows pay back of debt with more time - court oversees repayment of plan
fixed expenses
chapter 13
dividend
factors that affect your income
27. You owe money (ex: credit card - loan)
Annual percentage rate (APR)
dividend
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
interest can be bad for you when....
28. An indicator of stock market prices; based on the share values of 30 blue-chip stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange
credit record
net pay
reasons not to invest in stocks
Dow Jones
29. Using computers to carry out transfers of money
tips for using credit wisely
Federal Reserve System (FED)
how insurance is related to risk management
electronic banking
30. Goal in which you plan to reach in the near future - one year or less
short term goals
reasons to invest in stocks
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Landlord
31. A term that describes investments on which earnings are not taxed until retirement (ex: 401k - IRA)
types of risk
demand
reasons not to invest in stocks
tax deferred
32. Allows to erase debt - must be unemployed of low income - must seek counseling - keeps only exempt property
3 major credit bureaus
interest can benefit you when...
credit report
chapter 7
33. A log of the financial habits of a person who buys on credit.
collection agency or debt collector
credit record
financing an item
insurance
34. Only responsible for the building and the property in the case of an event like fire - water damage
emergency fund
Landlord
simple interest
short term goals
35. Source of information in determining a fair price for a vehicle - new or used
Kelley Blue Book
Rule of 72
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
discretionary income
36. The total earnings paid to an employee after payroll taxes and other deductions
interest
Rule of 72
net pay
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
37. Cost of credit in the form of the interest rate charged for a full year - cost of credit expressed as a yearly percentage
chapter 7
Annual percentage rate (APR)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
3 major credit bureaus
38. Regulates banks - makes short term loans to banks - conducts monetary policy
things that affect loans
Federal Reserve System (FED)
factors that affect your income
wants
39. Insured interest earning savings account with restricted access to the fund; not as easy to get liquid as a savings account
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
wants
certificate of deposit or CD
net pay
40. The availability of a good or service
Kelley Blue Book
3 major credit bureaus
collateral
supply
41. A plan for managing your money for a given period of time
things that affect loans
growth stocks
budget
Landlord
42. Ability to convert to cash and maintain value
growth stocks
certificate of deposit or CD
liquidity
Federal Reserve System (FED)
43. Taking a certain amount of all money you receive and saving it to be used for spending on longer-term goals.
Pay Yourself First (PYF)
demand
tax deferred
debit card
44. Risky
variable expenses
reasons not to invest in stocks
debit card
fixed expenses
45. Econoomy - interest rates - supply and demand of housing market - treasury bond rates
discretionary income
certificate of deposit or CD
factors that affect a mortgage
collateral
46. Oldest and largest by volume traded and market cap (2800 companies) - issued at least 1 million shares worth $100 million - earned more than $10 million in last 3 years
electronic banking
inflation
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
dividend
47. Money set aside for unforseen expenses in case of injury - loss of job or extra expenses
emergency fund
CPI's relation to inflation
Rule of 72
supply
48. Interest paid on the principal alone (I=p x r x t)
how insurance is related to risk management
co-signing a loan
interest
simple interest
49. High-priced common stocks that have been strong - profitable stocks for a long period of time.
blue chip stocks
Rule of 72
compound interest
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
50. Protects you from the probability that injury - damage or loss will occur
growth stocks
interest can be bad for you when....
Rule of 72
how insurance is related to risk management