Monday, June 30, 2008

Personal Investments - Other Resources

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Personal Finance Interactives - EconEd http://www.econedlink.org/personalfinance/
Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Personal Investments - Questions for Further Study

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1. Stocks and bonds. Explain the difference between stocks and bonds. 2. Stocks. Explain the difference between blue chip stocks and aggre...
Saturday, June 14, 2008

The Uncertain Future of Entitlement Programs

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The uncertain future of the Social Security system provides many young adults with an additional incentive to use personal investments to sa...
Friday, June 13, 2008

Stock Market Indices

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There are several indices that are used to measure the performance of stocks as financial assets. National news programs report the levels ...
Thursday, June 12, 2008

Summary Table of Personal Investments

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The four characteristics of investments are listed for these types of investments in Table 3. Type of Investment Rate of Return Risk Liquid...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Categories of Income

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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Types of Investments

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There are several different types of investments to consider when planning personal investments. The most appropriate investment depends on...
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Monday, June 9, 2008

Characteristics of Investments

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When making decisions about personal investments, one should consider four characteristics: 1. Rate of Return 2. Risk 3. Liquidity 4. Ta...
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Sunday, June 8, 2008

Key Concepts of Investing

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The key concepts of personal investments are: (1) Start saving as soon as possible to receive the most benefit from compound interest. Com...
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Saturday, June 7, 2008

The Rule of 70

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The rule of 70 is a way to approximate the relationship between present and future values. The rule of 70 states that if a variable grows ...
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Friday, June 6, 2008

Investing at 15% per year

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Case C: Investing $1000 at 15% per year Suppose you invest $1000 today at a 15% rate of return. Using the equation above, we can calculate...
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Thursday, June 5, 2008

Investing at 10% per year

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Case B: Investing $1000 at 10% per year Suppose you invest $1000 today at a 10% rate of return. Using the equation above, we can calculate...
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Investing at 5% per year

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Case A: Investing $1000 at 5% per year Suppose you invest $1000 today at a 5% rate of return. Using the equation above, we can calculate t...
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

The Power of Compound Interest

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Compound interest is a financial return that is earned on a previously earned financial return. It is interest that is earned on previousl...
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Monday, June 2, 2008

Personal Investments - Learning Objectives

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After studying this module, you should be able to: • define compound interest. • state the equation that relates the present value and futur...
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