Topic Investing

IRA (Individual Retirement Account)

A personal retirement account with tax advantages, separate from any employer.

A fund that automatically holds every company in a market index, keeping costs low instead of picking stocks.

The gradual rise in prices over time, which quietly shrinks what your money can buy.

A basket of investments you can buy as a single share on the stock market, often with very low fees.

The part of something you truly own after subtracting what you owe on it.

Spreading money across different investments so no single failure can sink you.

The profit from selling something for more than you paid for it.

Earning interest on your interest. Your money grows faster the longer it stays invested.

A sustained period of rising investment prices and optimism.

A period when investment prices fall 20% or more from recent highs, usually amid pessimism.