The time period an investment is intended to last

A share of the value of a company, which can be bought, sold or traded as an investment and which gives the investor partial ownership of the company

A collection of stocks and/or bonds combined into one fund, which will be traded as a unit, typically chosen and actively managed by an expert in exchange for a fee from each investor.

A sudden and extreme downturn in stock performance/value

A bond, generally considered to be a risk-free investment, issued by the U.S. Treasury, with a maturity of more than 10 years.

A bond, often having tax advantages for individual investors, issued by a state or local government, typically uses the loan to pay for public works to benefit its citizens.

Semiannually means

The act of investing in a large variety of stocks, bonds and/or alternative investments, like gold or real estate, as a way to reduce your overall risk.

The overall collection of investments held by a person.

A security in which the investor loans money to a company or government, then pays regular interest to the bondholder and returns the principal on the bond’s maturity date

A payment made by a publicly traded corporation to its shareholders

A mutual fund that invests in the stocks that are the basis of a well-known stock or bond index

A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee

Degree of uncertainty on how likely the investor is to make money on an investment

A certificate issued by a bank to a person depositing money for a specified length of time.

There are no consequences for withdrawing money from a CD before the maturity date