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Introduction to Investing
"Take Charge of Your Finances" Advanced Level
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Saving and Investing
Once an appropriate amount of liquid assets are reached
Recommend refocusing goals from saving to investing
Remember: The
purpose of savings is to
develop financial security
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What is Investing?• Purchase of assets with the goal of
increasing future income• Focuses on wealth accumulation• Appropriate for long-term goals
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Rate of ReturnTotal return on investment expressed
as a percentage of the amount of money invested
Total Return
Amount of
Money Invested
Rate of ReturnRemember:
Return is the profit or income
generated by savings and
investing
Investments usually earn higher rates of return than savings tools
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What is Mandy’s Rate of Return?
Mandy saved $2,200 in a money market deposit account. After one
year, she has a return of $110. What is Mandy’s rate of return?
$110 $2,200 .05 = 5%
Mandy’s rate of return on investment is 5%
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RiskPOTENTIAL
RETURNRISK
Risk- uncertainty regarding the outcome of a situation or event
Investment Risk- possibility that an investment will fail to pay the expected
return or fail to pay a return at all
All investment tools carry some level of risk
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InflationInflation
Rise in the general level of prices
Inflation RiskThe danger that money won’t be worth
as much in the future as it is today
Inflation risk is usually not a concern with savings since the goal of savings is to provide current financial security
Strive to have the rate of return on
investment be higher than the rate of inflation
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Types of Investment Tools
Stocks Bonds
Mutual Funds
Index Funds
Real Estate
Speculative Investments
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StocksStock Stockholder or
shareholder
Usually a stockholder owns a very
small part of a company
A share of ownership in a company
Owner of the stock
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Dividends Market Price
Return on Stocks
If stock is sold for a market price
higher than what was paid
Share of profits distributed in cash
to stockholders
Stockholder may or may not
receive dividends- depends on
company profit
Current price that a buyer is willing to pay for stock
If stock is sold for a market price
lower than what was paid
Stockholder will receive a return
Stockholder will lose money
Definition
What is received?
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Bonds
Form of lending to a company or the government
(city, state, or federal)
Annual interest is paid to investor
Once the maturity date is reached, the principal is
repaid to the bondholder
Bonds are less risky than stocks but
usually do not have the
potential to earn as high of
a return
Definition
Return
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Advantage Disadvantage
Mutual Funds
Mutual fund- when a company
combines the funds of many different
investors and then invests that money in a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds
Make sure to research the fees charged by a mutual
fund
Reduces investment
riskFees may be
highSaves
investors time
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Index Fund
Index
Index Fund
A mutual fund that invests in the stocks and bonds that make up an index
A group of similar stocks and bonds- Standard and Poor 500
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Index Fund
What is the difference between a
mutual fund and an index
fund?
Advantage Disadvantage
High diversification
Usually charge lower fees than
mutual funds
Still charge fees
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Real Estate• Any residential or commercial
property or land as well as the rights accompanying that land
• A family home is usually not considered an investment asset
• Can be risky and more time consuming but has potential for large returns
Examples of real estate
investments include rental
units and commercial
property
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Speculative Investments
High risk investmentsHave the potential for significant fluctuations
in return over a short period of time
Futures Options Commercial Paper
Collectibles
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Financial Risk Pyramid
Speculative Investment
ToolsIncreasing potential for
higher returns
Increasing risk
Savings ToolsChecking
AccountSavings Account
Money Market Deposit Account
Certificate of Deposit
Savings Bonds
Investment Tools
Bonds
Stocks
Mutual Funds
Real EstateOptions Collectibles
FuturesCommercial
Paper
Index Funds
The risk level for specific investment tools may vary
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Portfolio Diversification
Portfolio Diversification- reduces risk by spreading investment money among a
wide array of investment tools
Creates a collection of investments that will provide an acceptable return
with an acceptable exposure to risk
Assists with investment risk reduction
Referred to as “Building a Portfolio”
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DISCOUNT BROKER
Buying and Selling Investments
Brokerage firm acts as a buying and selling agent for an investor (except for real estate and certain
speculative investments)
FULL SERVICE GENERAL
BROKERAGE FIRM
Complete investment
transactions
Offer investment advice and one-on-one attention
from a broker
Only complete investment transactions
Offer no advice to investors but
charge 40-60% less
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TaxationProfits earned on investments are
unearned income
Taxes are often owed on unearned income
Taxes are due on most investment returns in the year the unearned
income is received
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Tax-Sheltered Investments
Government tries to encourage certain types of investments by making them tax-
sheltered
Tax-sheltered
investments are usually
not tax-free!
Tax-sheltered investments-
eliminate, reduce, defer, or adjust the current year
tax liability
• Retirement• Child/dependent care• Education expenses• Health care expenses
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When are taxes for tax-sheltered investments usually paid?
Money is invested and taxes are paid
Money grows untaxed with help from
compounding interest
Money is withdrawn
Money is invested
Money grows untaxed with help from
compounding interest
Money is withdrawn and taxes are paid
There are often limits to the amount that can be invested
OR
What is the benefit of a tax-
sheltered investment if
taxes still have to be paid?
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Employer-Sponsored Investment Accounts
• Type of tax-sheltered investment• Money is automatically taken out of
employee’s paycheck• Employers often contribute a portion of
money to the investment with no additional cost from the employee
Employee contributes 7% of
paycheck to investment
account
Example:
Employer contributes the same amount of
money to the employee’s
investment account
Employee benefits from
having double the amount of money
invested!
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Advantages to Employer-Sponsored Investments
Reduces tax liability
Makes investing
automatic
Possibility for employer to match
investment
It is recommended that a person utilize these investment
tools as much as possible if
they are offered
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Rule of 72Allows a person to easily calculate
when the future value of an investment will double the principal
amount
72 Interest Rate
Number of years needed to double
the principal investment
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“Rule of 72” FYI• Only an approximation• Interest rate must remain constant• Interest rate is not converted to a
decimal• Equation does not allow for
additional payments to be made to the original amount
• Interest earned is reinvested• Tax deductions are not included
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Doug’s Certificate of Deposit
• Invested $2,500• Interest Rate is 6.5%
Doug invested $2,500 into a Certificate of Deposit earning a 6.5% interest rate. How long
will it take Doug’s investment to double?
72 6.5 11 years to double
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Jacob’s Car
• $5,000 to invest• Wants investment to double in 4 years
Jacob currently has $5,000 to invest in a car after graduation in 4 years. What interest
rate is required for him to double his investment?
72 4 years
18% interest rate