
What is Investing?
6th Grade · Math · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can define what it means to invest money.
- 1
A stock represents ownership in a public company, while a bond is essentially an IOU issued by a corporation or government.
- 2
Dividends are profits paid out to stockholders, while capital gains occur when a stockholder sells their stock for more than they originally paid.
- 3
Simple interest is calculated only on the principal amount, while compound interest is calculated on the principal and the accumulated interest.


