Any item that is widely acceptable in exchange for goods and services (usually currency)

Monetary systen in which paper money and coins have value directly linked to gold

Artificial barrier sowing or stopping the advancement of women or minorities

Paper money that has value because a government says it is acceptable way to pay debs & society accepts it

A type of loan used to buy real estate is called a:

The difference between savings and investments is that:

Payments received for work done:

Coins and paper bills used as money:

An institution that helps channel funds from savers to borrowers

The annual rate of return on a bond if the bond is held to maturity:

A network that allows the transfer of money between savers and borrowers:

A steady drop or stagnation in the stock market over time:

Refers to temporary or part time work:

The practice of foreign companies establishing operations in, and therefore bringing jobs to the US

A steady rise in the stock market over a period of time:

In a mutual fund:

In general, people put money into risky investments because:

What is the largest source of income for banks?

Which of the following is the riskiest investment?

The practice of contracting with an outside company, often in a foreign country, to provide goods or services

When the economy is working properly in the US, what is the unemployment rate?

The exchange of goods or services without using money or a form of currency

A bank chartered by a state government

Measures and reports the change in prices of set of stocks

What does GDP stand for?

Where buyers and sellers exchange their financial assets:

The possibility for a loss on an investment:

The practice of distributing investments among different financial assets:

The annual rate of return on a bond:

The market value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year.

The wage at which the quantity of workers demand equals the quantity of workers supplied; the market price for labor:

A labor union is best described as...

True or false: The US still uses the Gold Standard

Cards that can be used like an ATM card to withdraw cash that is readily available:

The way businesses and unions negotiate wages and working conditions: