FREE Investment (Investor's Knowledge) Questions and Answers

Question 1

What is the definition of "false diversification"?

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Owning a lot of investment that all move up and down together

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When all your investment move to different rhythms

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When some of your investment are up while others are down

Question 2

What exactly does it mean to be diversified?

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Owning investment that react differently to market or economic events

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Owning at least 20 stocks in whatever industry you think will perform best

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having as much money in bonds as you do in stocks

Question 3

A key difference between ETFs and mutual funds is which of the following?

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ETFs trade through the trading day while mutual funds trade once per day

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Mutual funds have managers while ETFs are unmanaged

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ETFs are passively managed while mutual funds are actively managed

Question 4

What do you get when you buy a mutual fund share?

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An ownership stake in the mutual fund company

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The right to vote at shareholder meetings for the companies the mutual fund owns

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A share of all the investments the fund owns

Question 5

What is the difference between a Roth and a conventional?

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Roth contributions are after-tax, while traditional retirement contribution are pre-tax

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Roth contributions are pre-tax, while traditional retirement contributions are after-tax

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Roth are people who want a non-traditional retirement

Question 6

What exactly is a basis point?

Accepted Answer

A measure used to express differences in interest rates is equal to 0.01%.

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A term the financial industry invented to further confuse investors about how their investments are performing.

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A measure used to express differences in interest rates is equal to 0.1%.

Question 7

What is a mutual fund's sales load?

Accepted Answer

A commission paid by the investor when buying or selling the fund.

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Another name for an expense ratio

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How many shares of the mutual fund are sold on any given day

Question 8

If bonds and interest rates were on a playground together, they'd be on the:

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Seesaw

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Monkey bars

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Slide

Question 9

What does "shorting" a stock imply?

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To sell stock you don't own

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To sell part of your losing position in stock

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To only pay for part of your stock purchase

Question 10

If you purchase stock in a corporation...

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You own a part of the company

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You are liable for the company's debts

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You have lent money to the company

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The company will return your original investment to you with interest

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Don't know