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Financial Literacy Standards

9.3: Investing

12.2: Investors earn investment returns from price changes and annual cash flows (such as interest, dividends or rent). The nominal annual rate of return is the annual total dollar benefit as a percentage of the beginning price.

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12.2.a: Describe the different types of annual cash flows that can be received by investors.
12.2.b: Compare nominal annual rates of return over time on different types of investments, including cash flows and price changes.

12.3: Investors expect to earn higher rates of return when they invest in riskier assets.

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12.3.a: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of investing in riskier assets.
12.3.b: Investigate the long-run average rates of returns on small-company stocks, large-company stocks, corporate bonds, and Treasury bonds.
12.3.d: Explain why bonds with longer maturities generally earn a higher return than shorter-term bonds.

12.5: The prices of financial assets change in response to market conditions, interest rates, company performance, new information, and investor demand.

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12.5.a: Describe factors that influence the prices of financial assets.

12.6: When making diversification and asset allocation decisions, investors consider their risk tolerance, goals, and investing time horizon.

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12.6.a: Recommend portfolio allocation between major asset classes for a short-term goal versus a long-term goal.
12.6.b: Discuss the pros and cons of investing in a diversified mutual fund versus investing in a small number of individual stocks.

12.7: Expenses of buying, selling, and holding financial assets decrease the rate of return from an investment.

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12.7.b: Compare the expense ratios for several mutual funds.

12.13: Investors often compare the performance of their investments against a benchmark, such as a diversified stock or bond index.

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12.13.c: Discuss the advantages of investing in an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks a market index rather than investing in actively managed mutual funds or individual stocks and bonds.