Lesson Objectives
- Evaluate investment alternatives: money markets, bonds, single stocks, mutual funds, annuities, and real estate.
- Explain the Rule of 72.
- Identify different types of retirement plans.
- Explain how taxes affect the rate of return on investments.
- Understand how pre-tax and after-tax investments work.
- Understand how the stock market works.
- Be familiar with the various retirement account tax treatments.
- Develop a plan for investing; describe how to buy and sell investments.
Assignment 8.2.9
- Watch Video 2.3
- Record the missing words from pages 171-174 of the textbook as they pop up on the left side of the video screen by filling in this form. (pages 171-174) .
- Discussion Questions:
- What is a qualified plan? Give an example of a qualified plan.
- What does it mean to have an investment with a “tax-deferred” arrangement?
- What are some of the benefits of adding real estate to your investment portfolio?
- What are some downfalls of investing in real estate?
- What is the stock market?
- What is the primary difference between the American Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange?
Assignment 8.2.10
- Make a copy of this Google Document. Rename the document to My Investment-(Your Initials) and move it into your Chapter 8 folder.
- Complete the assignment as directed within the document.
Assignment 8.2.11
- In your Personal Finance Journal-C8 file in your Chapter 8 folder, complete the next row in the table by answering the question listed.