You invested in a stock

Dividend- a sum of money paid regularly by a company to its shareholders out of its profits.

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Equity Funds Stocks

Fix income Bonds

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-Trading Limitations

-Too many choices

-Poor Performance

you save more money from

taxes and have a fund for 

after retirement.

risk of decreasing.

-If a company goes bankrupt 

all of the bond holders have a 

chance to lose their investment.

-Advanced Portfolio Management: You pay a management fee as part of your expense ratio, which is used to hire a professional portfolio manager who buys and sells stocks, bonds, etc.

- Dividend Reinvestment: As dividends and other interest income is declared for the fund, it can be used to purchase additional shares in the mutual fund

-Risk Reduction (Safety): A reduced portfolio risk is achieved through the use of diversification, as most mutual funds will invest in anywhere from 50 to 200 different securities 

-Convenience and Fair Pricing: Mutual funds are common and easy to buy. They typically have low minimum investments 

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DEFINITION OF 'STOCK'

A type of security that signifies ownership in a corporation and represents a claim on part of the corporation's assets and earnings. 

decreasing risk

-Improve performance and value of

property

-Income increases faster during inflation

The stock price can go up and make

You money.

that trades in diverse holdings and is managed by professionals.

-Real estate income tends to increase faster in inflationary environments, allowing an investor to maintain its real returns.

-An investor can do things to a property to increase its value or improve its performance

Benefits: Having ownership of something,

buying/selling to make profit, and federal tax

benefits.  

Disadvantages: Not being able to sell, debt,

additional expenses, and finding financing in

the first place.

JCPenny=$7.76 apple =$110.37 Facebook=$77.50 Google =$503.17Sony =$21.60

New York Stock Exchange-A stock exchange based in New York City, which is considered the largest equities-based exchange in the world based on total market capitalization of its listed securities.

S&P 500-Standard & Poor's 500 is an American stock market index based on the market capitalizations of 500 large companies having common stock listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ

Disadvantages:Costly to buy sell and maintain,requires management.

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Equity Funds

Fix income Funds

hard to get rid of 

poor performance

money if the stock price from the company

goes up.

Disadvantages- If the stock price goes down and

doesn't improve you will loose money