Investing Basics Crossword
Financial literacy crossword with 12 investing terms
Investing Basics Crossword
Financial literacy crossword with 12 investing terms
Across
- 1.Share of profit paid to a company's owners
- 3.Earning interest on top of past interest
- 4.Person or firm that buys and sells investments
- 8.Basket of stocks that tracks part of a market
- 9.A single unit of ownership in a company
- 11.Anything of value that a person owns
Down
- 2.A person's collection of investments
- 4.Plan for how to spend and save money
- 5.Ownership stake in a company
- 6.Money set aside for future use
- 7.Cost of borrowing, or reward for saving money
- 10.General rise in prices over time
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Free printable investing basics crossword — 12 financial literacy terms with plain-English clues. Educational money puzzle, instant PDF download.
- Difficulty: Medium
- Format: US Letter PDF with answer key
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