SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Wealth Management
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
personal-finance
,
business-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
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. Institution that functions much like a business - but does not operate for the purpose of generating profits
Adjustable-Rate Loan
Nonprofit Organization
Preferred Stock
Opportunity Cost
2. Electronic Funds Transfer
Foreclosure
Tax Liability
EFT
Float
3. A legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared in bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Issuer
Stocks
Pay Period
4. Profits paid to investors
Inflation
Credit
Identity Theft
dividends
5. A clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount
dividends
Financial Institution
Personal Budget
Deductible
6. A yearly statement of the financial condition - progress - and expectations of an organization
Annual Report
Inflation
Opportunity Cost
Issuer
7. A regular payment to a person that iis intended to allow them to subsist without working
Maturity Date
Savings Register
Pension
1040 tax form
8. Is your gross income after certain reductions have been made
Net Income
Net Income
Adjusted Gross Income
Late Fee
9. The fee - expressed as a percentage - a borrower owes for the use of a creditor's money. At an interest rate of 10% - a borrower would pay $110 for $100 borrowed.
Financial Goals
Exchange-Traded Funds
1040 tax form
Interest Rate
10. The act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements
Bankruptcy
Float
Self-Interest
Probate
11. A bank - credit union - savings and loan - or other organization that offers services related to saving and borrowing money
Retirement Planning
Expenses
Pay Period
Financial Institution
12. By planning ahead you can ensure financial stability during your retirement.
Retirement Planning
Late Fee
Issuer
Cash
13. An act of economizing
Good Faith
SEC Filings
Distribution
Saving
14. A delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
Direct Car Loan
Forbearance
W-4
Insurance
15. Loan deal in which the actual lender may not be known to the borrower.
Indirect Car Loan
Money Market Accounts
Liability
Risk
16. Grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
Loan
Forbearance
Rent
Present Value
17. Preparing a plan for transferring property during one's lifetime and at one's death
Good Faith
Bank Statement
Estate Planning
Mutual Funds
18. A business activity that changes assets - liabilities - or owner's equity
Transaction
Compound Interest
Beneficiary
Direct Car Loan
19. Something of value; a resource; an advantage
Asset
Liability
Bank Statement
Secured Debt
20. The rights of an individual to own - use - rent - invest in - buy - and sell property.
Property Rights
Annual Fee
Billing Statement
Incentives
21. Limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants
Scarcity
Credit
Interest
Annual Fee
22. Debt backed by a mortgage - pledge of collateral - or other lien; debt for which the creditor has the right to pursue specific pledged property upon default. Examples include home mortgages - auto loans and tax liens.
Insolvent
Secured Debt
Bank Statement
Insurance
23. Place to create a savings account.
Phishing
Late Fee
Savings Register
Mutual Funds
24. Business organizations that accommodate the buying and selling of securities.
Stocks
Stock Exchanges
Collectibles
Preferred Stock
25. A yearly statement of the financial condition - progress - and expectations of an organization
Mutual Funds
Face Value
Annual Report
Saving
26. A bond with zero discounts
Time value of money
Zero-Coupon Bond
Adjustable-Rate Loan
Payday Loan
27. A penalty for making a payment after the due date
Bankruptcy
Mutual Funds
Investing
Late Fee
28. A loan made on the signature and credit of the borrower - not secured by collateral. Credit card. (Debenture)
Net Worth
1040 EZ tax form
Incentives
Unsecured Loan
29. Your periodic credit card bill - which describes and summarizes all the outstanding balances - purchases - payments - credits - finance charges and other transactions for the month
Billing Statement
Scarcity
Savings Account
Exemptions
30. Short for Federal Insurance Contributions Act - the name given on the paycheck stub for Social Security and Medicare taxes. The employee pays some of the FICA tax - and and the employer pays some of this tax for each employee. Social Security pays be
Nonprofit Organization
Good Faith
FICA
Collectibles
31. A legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
Par Value
EDGAR
Will
Stockholders' Equity
32. The standard IRS form for individual tax returns.
Personal Allowances
Stock Exchanges
1040 tax form
Interest-Only Loan
33. The process of making a decision - usually complex
SEC Filings
Self-Interest
Decison-making
Expenses
34. Interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest
Compound Interest
Index Fund
Late Fee
Unsecured Debt
35. An amount that credit card companies can charge for the use of a credit card.
Annual Fee
Mutual Funds
Total Assets
Property Rights
36. Income before taxes
Forbearance
Foreclosure
Gross Income
Mortage
37. Funds that are often times traded through a stock exchange (NYSE)
Bond Rating
Cannibalizing assets
Exchange-Traded Funds
Pension
38. An institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.)
Issuer
Deductible
Cannibalizing assets
Bonds
39. Cash payments made by the government to people who do not supply goods - services - or labor in exchange for these payments. They include Social Security benefits - veterans' benefits - and welfare payments.
Will
Asset
Late Fee
Transfer Payments
40. An accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
Debit
Liability
Float
Pay Period
41. Savings account that pays market rate or better interest and allows access to funds without penalty.
Debt Consolidation
Money Market Accounts
Savings Account
Bonds
42. The act of committing money or capital to an endeavor (a business - project - real estate - etc.) with the expectation of obtaining an additional income or profit.
Adjustable-Rate Loan
Investing
Billing Statement
Property Rights
43. Your periodic credit card bill - which describes and summarizes all the outstanding balances - purchases - payments - credits - finance charges and other transactions for the month
Transfer Payments
401 K
Billing Statement
Pay Period
44. The co-option of another person's personal information (e.g. - name - social security number - credit card number - passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge
Identity Theft
Decison-making
Transaction Fee
Issuer
45. An amount of money given to the borrower for a set period of time. After the set time has passed - the money must be paid back plus the lending fee - called interest. Payments are normally made over a series of months.
Ownership Investments
Lien
Loan
Face Value
46. A trust taking effect during the lifetime of a trustor. Also called an inter vivos trust.
Living Trust
401 K
Zero-Coupon Bond
Ownership Investments
47. The amount accruing to the corporations owners
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
48. The right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
EDGAR
Interest
Stocks
Lien
49. A fixed charge for borrowing money
Deduction
Interest
Maintain
Unsecured Loan
50. Having honest intentions
Maturity Date
Maturity Date
Opportunity Cost
Good Faith