Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Homework for Wednesday, September 30th

Investing and the World of Stock Markets Homework #1 – Stocks and Bonds

Please make sure you have completed the important answers to these questions below after reading pages 131-136 in your Economics book.

Stocks and Bonds are commonly known as ___________________.
Remember Lesson #4 (Why do people invest?)? Some of the reasons we listed on the board in class were mentioned in the reading – what were these examples?
a. b. c. d.

If you were to say to me, “Mr. M I feel like speculating!” What are you telling me that you are going to do?

Complete the chart below - AFTER you have read about Stocks and Bonds.
Explain what a BOND is:










Advantages of having Bonds?








Disadvantages of having Bonds?




Explain what a STOCK is:





Types of Stocks?




Advantages of owning Stock?








Disadvantages of Stock ownership?

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