When investing for the long term – for example, a young person investing for retirement – the returns associated with stocks have closely matched  the returns associated with bonds.

Commercial banks obtain most of the funds that they use for lending from ______.

When designing grocery stores and where certain departments will be located, most supermarket chains give the general contractor they’ve hired to build the store the freedom to move departments around to fit the natural features of the land.

There’s no point in putting money aside for retirement until you reach your mid-thirties.

Which of the following is NOT one of the top Stock Broker / Financial Services firms in the U.S.?

All the following are types of financial securities EXCEPT ______.

The time value of money is a financial principle that states that the value of a dollar today remains constant over time and that it always retains that same value.

______ are a form of short-term financing sold by corporations that mature from 1 to 270 days from the date of issue.

The three most widely followed Stock Indexes in the United States, that reflect the weights and prices of a section of the total stock market, include all of the following EXCEPT the ______.

The ______, passed in 2002, was a response to major accounting scandals that had recently occurred. Among other things, it mandated certain internal controls and disclosures that companies must have in place, restricted non-auditing work companies may perform, and required senior executives to certify financial statements.