Chapter 18 Investing Fundamentals – We learned about the relationship between risk and return. Then we learned how to calculate the return rate of an investment. We learned not to make decisions based on unrealistic goals. We discovered that stock investments should yield a 10 percent return on the investment.

We have been following three stocks since December. We will look at the graphs of the price of a share since then and use the properties of functions to note trends.

Chapter 18 Investing Fundamentals – We learned about other ways of investing. We explored the risks and rewards of some investments that exist outside of the stock market such as real estate and business ownership.

We will do examples of time value of money problems involving present value, future value, and the value of an annuity.

Chapter 18 Investing Fundamentals – We learned about several types of long-term investment opportunities. We learned about the risks and rewards of money market securities, stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. We learned about the Securities and Exchange Commission government agency that regulates and monitors the stock market.

Test on Chapter 17 Methods of Saving.

We will do examples of finding present values and future values of interest-bearing investments.

Chapter 17 Methods of Saving – We learned about Pension plans and 401ks as well as other methods employers offer to save for retirement.

We will do example problems involving simple interest, future value with compound interest, and present value.

We will do examples of calculating the dollar return on a stock and also the rate of return on a stock.