Everfi More3 Flashcards
(126 cards)
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Earning Potential
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The more money you invest in higher education = higher pay in the workforce
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Scholarships
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Students must apply for these funds and they do not have to be repaid. Awards are based on merit, financial need and/or combination of the two.
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FAFSA
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Free Application for Federal Sudent Aid - Main form used to apply for federal education grants and loans.
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Subsidized Loans
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Type of federal student loan in which the government pays the interest that accrues while student is in school.
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Stafford Loan
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Most common type of federal loan awarded. Based on limits that are set for an individual loan as well financial need.
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Private Student Loans
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Financed by private companies rather than government. Since these interest rates and fees aren’t capped by government, they cost more.
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Perkins Loan
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Another common federal student loan. These loans have a set 5% interest rate and a 10 year repayment period.
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Repayment Period
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Amount of time given to an individual to pay back money lent.
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Grace Period
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Amount of time you have to pay back the balance of loan before it starts accruing interest.
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Grants
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Given to students to help pay for education and do NOT have to be repaid. Similar to scholarships.
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Numerical Amount
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numbers written in box of check representing how much the check is worth
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Written Amount
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spelled out on line representing ‘‘legal tender’’ amount of check
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Account Number
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2nd range of numbers @ bottom of check. Identifies which account to take money from
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Check Number
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upper right hand corner of a check. keeps track and identifies checks you write
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Signature Line
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Where the Authorized Signer places his or her name. without the authorized signers name the check will not be cashed
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Memo Line
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reminder of what the check payment for and is not necessary to fill out and not considered a legal agreement
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Routing Number
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1st range of numbers @ bottom of check. identifies what bank and which Federal Reserve Discrict the bank belongs to
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Balance Account
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keeping track on how much money you take from your account and how much money you deposuit into your account
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Payday Lenders
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Not a bank. they offer small loans with repayment of that loan due by the next paycheck
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Federal Reserve
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Central banking system of the United States. Composed of Board of Governors, the FOMC AND 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks. Prevents banking disaters and promotes a healthy economy
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Comercial Bank
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Deal primarily with deposits and loans from corporations and large businesses
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Retail Bank
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deals directly with individuals and small businesses
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Credit Union
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Cooperative banks that aere privately owned and controlled by memebers provides low rates for members
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Saving and Loans
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Banks that specialize in accpeting deposits and making mortgage loans no offers are given to commercial banks
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Board Of Governors
Insures banks behave responsibly consists of 7 members appointed by president supervisesd the 12 reserve banks and adds to monetary policies
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12 Regional Reserve Banks
conducts research on the economy provides finanial services to other banks and the US government
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Federal Open Market Committee
decides nations policies that govern money that stimulates the economy
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Savings Account
safe place for your money that earns interest
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Certificates of Deposits
deposits that are held by your bank for a specific fixed period of time
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Required Balance
a certain amount of money that must be kept in your account at all times or you may be penalized
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Online Access
enables you to transfer funds send checks and check your balance via the internet
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FDIC Insurance
Federal Deposit Insurance Corpoaration that protects the money in a bank account
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Liquidity
refers to how easily and quickly you assests like your money can be moved
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Bias
A personal and sometimes unreasoned judgement or prejudice
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Citation
An act of quoting providing the specific source of the material
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Cloud Computing
A computer network that allows for software and hardware to be placed on it, thereby removing the need to have them stored on your computer; some examples include word processing documents, e-mail, and music files
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Copyright
Exclusive rights given someone who creates original work; the individual is protected for his or her lifetime and 50 years his or her death
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Credible
Offering reason to be believed
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Database
A computer system that stores enormous amount of data
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Digital Security Certification
A certification given to websites that verifies whether a website is secure or not
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Domain Name
A type of internet address such as .gov for government, .edu for educational instituations, .com for commercial sites, etc.
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Fair Use
A limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work
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Intellectual Property
Property created from an original thought or idea
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Open Source
A way in which software is developed that allows access to the source code of an application or software and is free to update and use
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Piracy
The unauthorized reproduction or copying music, video, or literature without proper compensation or permission
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Plagiarism
Representing the language or thoughts of an author as our own, without indicating where the information is from
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Application
Also called an "app", it is computer software created for a particular task or tasks; it is increasingly used to mean software that is downloaded for use on cell phones
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Blog
A websites that is regularly updated and operates like a journal with writing, opinions, experiences, photos, videos, and links to other information on it
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E-mail
Electronic mail sent between computer networks
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Emoticon
The use of letters and punctuation in a message that indicates the emotion of the text (e.g., :) mean happy)
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E-reader
A device or computer program used for reading electronic books
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MP3
A common audio format for playback and storage of music on digital audio players
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Multimedia
Content and media that combines different content forms, such as text, audio, animation, and still images
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Presentation
A computer program used to display information, normally in the form of a slide show
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QR Code
Quick Response code; a type of two-dimensional bar code, consisting of black modules in a square pattern on a white background, that can hold a large amount of any kind of data
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Social Media
Media that use internet and cell phone applications to interact, collaborate, and create content
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Social Network
A website designed for groups of people who published their own information and share it with others such as friends, family, co-workers, etc.
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Template
A standard display design used in blogs to provide a structure for information to be viewed
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Uploading
Sending data, such as a music or video file, from a local computer system to another computer system or server
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Web 2.0
Refers to application on the web that allow users to interact through user-generated content, design, and collaboration; includes the functions of social media websites
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Wiki
A websites that allows users to add and edit interlinking web pages
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Word Processing
A computer application used for the production (including composition, editing, formatting, and possibly printing) of any sort of printable material
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Adware
Computer software that displays advertisements
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Bias
A personal and sometimes unreasoned judgement or prejudice
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Bystander
One present but not taking part in a situation or event
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Cyberbulling
Using technology to harm others through deliberate, repeated, and hostile attacks
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Digital Addiction
A type of addiction characterized by a dependence on the use of digital technologies such as cell phone and computers
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Downloading
Receiving data, such as music or video file, from a server or another computer system
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E-mail
Electronic mail sent between computer networks
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Emoticon
The use of letters and punctuation in a message that indicates the emoticon of the text (e.g., :) to mean happy)
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Fair Use
A limitation of exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the another of a creative work
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Hacked
Your computer or computer network has been broken into without your premission
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Identity Theft
A form of fraud where one person assumes the identity of another person
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Intellectual Property
Property created from an original thought or idea
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Malware
Computer software designed to harm a computer
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Multimedia
Content and media that combines different content forms, such as text, audio, animation, and still images
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Piracy
The unauthorized reproduction of copying of music, video, or literature without proper compensation or permission
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Plagiarism
Representing the language or thought of an author as your own, without indicating where the information is from
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Sexting
The act of sending inappropriate sexual material, usually text or images, between cell phones
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Smart Phone
A cell phone that is designed to perform various computer applications including, but not limited to e-mail, browsing the web, playing video games, playing music, and watching videos
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Social Media
Media that use internet and cell phone applications to interact, collaborate, and create content
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Social Network
A website designed for groups of people who publish their own information the share it with other such as friend, family, co-workers, etc.
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Textspeak
Abbreviations and slang commonly used to shorten a text or instant message, like using "?s" for "questions"
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Viral
An object or pattern that is quickly replicated and shared
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Virus
A type of malware that replicates itself and spreads to other computers
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Webcam
A video camera for computer typically used to provide real-time video footage
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Application
Also called an "app", it is computer software created for a particular task or tasks; it is increasingly used to mean software that is downloaded for use on cell phones
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Cloud Computing
A computer network that allows for software and hardware to be placed on it, thereby removing the need to have them stored on your computer; some examples include word processing documents, e-mail, and music files
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Copyright
Exclusive rights given to someone who creates original work; the individual is protected for his or her lifetime and 50 years after his or her death
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Database
A computer system that stores enormous amounts of data
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Programming
The process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs
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Spreadsheet
A computer application that simulates a paper accounting worksheet
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Presentation
A computer program used to display information, normally in the form of a slide show
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STEM
Refers to careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
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Tablet
A highly portable computer shaped like slate or pad of paper, featuring a touch screen
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Word Processing
A computer application used for the production
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How can investors receive compounding returns?
By investing their earnings back into their original investment
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When you buy a ____ , you are loaning money to an organization.
Bond
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Which best describes the difference between stocks and bonds?
Stocks allow investors to own a portion of the company; bonds are loans to the company.
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What is the primary reason to issue stock?
To raise money to grow the company
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When it comes to investing, what is the typical relationship between risk and return?
The greater the potential risk, the greater the potential return.
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Which of the following correctly orders the investments from LOWER risk to HIGHER risk?
Treasury bond − Diversified mutual fund - Stock
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If an investment is considered "volatile", it means..
the value of the investment may be hard to predict.
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Diversification is important in investing because...
It helps you to balance your risk across different types of investments.
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Using a brokerage firm, a qualified investor buys 1000 shares of a common stock at $50 a share on 50% margin. This means that the
brokerage firm is lending the investor 50% of the money.
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Are Issued by a state,and are tax exempt.
Municipal Bonds
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most common types of retirement plans
401k
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IRA
Individual Retirement Account
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what do all the retirement plans have?
Tax Benefits
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difference between traditional and roth IRA
traditional: Do not pay taxes today (pay when retire)
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investing vs. savings
investing: Greater gains, greater risks
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stocks
shares of ownership in a company; when the company grows in value, so does your stock; you are known as a stockholder/shareholder who in turn elect a Board of Directors.
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bonds
You are loaning to a company or the government; The amount of the loan is the price of the bond; known as a bondholder
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treasury bonds
issued by U.S. Treasury; backed by U.S. gov't.; considered safe investment
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municipal bonds
- issued by state, county or city governments
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mutual funds
Buying a mix of stocks and bonds; Mutual funds are chosen and managed by a fund manager.
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index funds
Made to track the overall performance of the market or certain investment types or groups of stocks.
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why issue stocks and bonds?
company - raise funds
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four stock exchanges
NASDAQ
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NASDAQ
World's first electronic stock market; Trades are made via computer rather than in person or over the phone.
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nyse (new york stock exchange)
- largest stock exchange in the world in terms of amount of money traded.
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s&P 500 (standard and poor 500)
Represents the performance of 500 companies that are mostly based in the U.S.; some consider it to be a more accurate representation of the stock market as a whole.
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dow jones industrial index
Index that represents the performance of 30 of the largest companies in the U.S.
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risk vs. return
high risk, high potential return
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young age vs . old age
young- higher risk portfolio
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diversification
creating a mix of investments that have differing levels of risk.
