You will also want to think about what kind of saving (1)
/ r$ b1 k8 V' W- E4 x$ Q' iinstrument to use or what kind of investment to make. By9 C2 F* M8 @; R( e$ p# T
putting your money in some kind of savings instrument or
8 y; p$ F. Q* J3 O' ^* uinvestment, you can set side small mount of money regularly (2)6 a" _$ g- R/ X9 j/ K" P
and the money will earn interest or dividends. Interest refers2 \+ [5 H7 k' X {" P* e, t
to the amount what your money earns when it is kept in a (3)' A! W" ^- ?' l" J
savings instrument. Dividends are payments of part of a
! J) G7 q5 z F/ a2 T$ g* G3 }* B4 ?company' s earnings to people hold stock in the company. A (4)
% f2 g S5 s3 _) g( C6 {( H6 rsavings instrument has an "interest rate" associated with it;) k; R9 h2 u5 j( e5 R! T
this refers to the rate which the money in the instrument in- (5)3 t1 y7 h% E6 u2 X
creases during a certain period of time. Principal refers to the
; Y- h6 O* \$ {9 u0 gfacial value or the amount of money you place in the savings (6)
3 k8 e9 V% \: o5 D8 B, \+ ^instrument on which the interest is earned.1 _0 }' V J0 o: k
Every type of savings or investment has some risk that$ B" Y! J9 \5 M% q7 {
the return will be less than needed or expected. Federally in-
' R" W6 I4 ]3 \" h, {6 F* rsured savings accounts are safe and guaranteed up to $100,000
. |$ c1 M, n1 u; sby the U.S. Government. Therefore, they may have lower (7). F4 Z4 K+ X1 a; H6 {; V
interest rates, making it hard to save large amounts of money (8)
; r: R4 ]9 t" Efor college. Bonds and stocks often have higher returns than
n% Y w+ [/ s' ~savings accounts or EE savings bonds but are more riskier. (9): h' z* c% I* k4 X8 z
You can reduce the risks of these kinds of investments by starting
0 T4 ]) F9 K: w4 N; G# _" W" Y' oto save early. The earlier we begin the less money you will (10)
: U0 h" ~* p; ?& q1 S4 S& d8 Qhave to put aside each month and the more total savings you
6 a4 J k7 m+ C6 l$ J3 v! swill accumulate. |