G1 Introduction to Investing "Take Charge of Your Finances" Advanced Level

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 2 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Saving and Investing Once an appropriate amount of liquid assets are reached Recommend refocusing goals from saving to investing Remember: The purpose of savings is to develop financial security

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 3 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 What is Investing? Purchase of assets with the goal of increasing future income Focuses on wealth accumulation Appropriate for long-term goals

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 4 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Rate of Return Total return on investment expressed as a percentage of the amount of money invested Total Return Amount of Money Invested Rate of Return Remember: Return is the profit or income generated by savings and investing Investments usually earn higher rates of return than savings tools

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 5 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 What is Mandy’s Rate of Return? Mandy saved $2,200 in a money market deposit account. After one year, she has a return of $110. What is Mandy’s rate of return? $110$2, = 5% Mandy’s rate of return on investment is 5%

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 6 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Risk POTENTIAL RETURN RISK Risk- uncertainty regarding the outcome of a situation or event Investment Risk- possibility that an investment will fail to pay the expected return or fail to pay a return at all All investment tools carry some level of risk

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 7 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Inflation Rise in the general level of prices Inflation Risk The danger that money won’t be worth as much in the future as it is today Inflation risk is usually not a concern with savings since the goal of savings is to provide current financial security Strive to have the rate of return on investment be higher than the rate of inflation

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 8 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Types of Investment Tools StocksBonds Mutual Funds Index Funds Real Estate Speculative Investments

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 9 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Stocks StockStockholder or shareholder Usually a stockholder owns a very small part of a company A share of ownership in a company Owner of the stock

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 10 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 DividendsMarket Price Return on Stocks If stock is sold for a market price higher than what was paid Share of profits distributed in cash to stockholders Stockholder may or may not receive dividends- depends on company profit Current price that a buyer is willing to pay for stock If stock is sold for a market price lower than what was paid Stockholder will receive a return Stockholder will lose money Definition What is received?

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 11 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Bonds Form of lending to a company or the government (city, state, or federal) Annual interest is paid to investor Once the maturity date is reached, the principal is repaid to the bondholder Bonds are less risky than stocks but usually do not have the potential to earn as high of a return Definition Return

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 12 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Advantage Disadvantage Mutual Funds Mutual fund- when a company combines the funds of many different investors and then invests that money in a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds Make sure to research the fees charged by a mutual fund Reduces investment risk Fees may be high Saves investors time

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 13 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Index Fund Index Index Fund A mutual fund that invests in the stocks and bonds that make up an index A group of similar stocks and bonds- Standard and Poor 500

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 14 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Index Fund What is the difference between a mutual fund and an index fund? Advantage Disadvantage High diversification Usually charge lower fees than mutual funds Still charge fees

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 15 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Real Estate Any residential or commercial property or land as well as the rights accompanying that land A family home is usually not considered an investment asset Can be risky and more time consuming but has potential for large returns Examples of real estate investments include rental units and commercial property

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 16 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Speculative Investments High risk investments Have the potential for significant fluctuations in return over a short period of time Futures Options Commercial Paper Collectibles

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 17 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Financial Risk Pyramid Speculative Investment Tools Increasing potential for higher returns Increasing risk Savings Tools Checking Account Savings Account Money Market Deposit Account Certificate of Deposit Savings Bonds Investment Tools Bonds Stocks Mutual Funds Real Estate OptionsCollectibles Futures Commercial Paper Index Funds The risk level for specific investment tools may vary

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 18 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Portfolio Diversification Portfolio Diversification- reduces risk by spreading investment money among a wide array of investment tools Creates a collection of investments that will provide an acceptable return with an acceptable exposure to risk Assists with investment risk reduction Referred to as “Building a Portfolio”

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 19 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 DISCOUNT BROKER Buying and Selling Investments Brokerage firm acts as a buying and selling agent for an investor (except for real estate and certain speculative investments) FULL SERVICE GENERAL BROKERAGE FIRM Complete investment transactions Offer investment advice and one- on-one attention from a broker Only complete investment transactions Offer no advice to investors but charge 40-60% less

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 20 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Taxation Profits earned on investments are unearned income Taxes are often owed on unearned income Taxes are due on most investment returns in the year the unearned income is received

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 21 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Tax-Sheltered Investments Government tries to encourage certain types of investments by making them tax- sheltered Tax- sheltered investments are usually not tax-free! Tax-sheltered investments- eliminate, reduce, defer, or adjust the current year tax liability Retirement Child/dependent care Education expenses Health care expenses

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 22 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 When are taxes for tax-sheltered investments usually paid? Money is invested and taxes are paid Money grows untaxed with help from compounding interest Money is withdrawn Money is invested Money grows untaxed with help from compounding interest Money is withdrawn and taxes are paid There are often limits to the amount that can be invested OR What is the benefit of a tax- sheltered investment if taxes still have to be paid?

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 23 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Employer-Sponsored Investment Accounts Type of tax-sheltered investment Money is automatically taken out of employee’s paycheck Employers often contribute a portion of money to the investment with no additional cost from the employee Employee contributes 7% of paycheck to investment account Example: Employer contributes the same amount of money to the employee’s investment account Employee benefits from having double the amount of money invested!

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 24 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Advantages to Employer- Sponsored Investments Reduces tax liability Makes investing automatic Possibility for employer to match investment It is recommended that a person utilize these investment tools as much as possible if they are offered

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 25 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Rule of 72 Allows a person to easily calculate when the future value of an investment will double the principal amount 72 Interest Rate Number of years needed to double the principal investment

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 26 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 “Rule of 72” FYI Only an approximation Interest rate must remain constant Interest rate is not converted to a decimal Equation does not allow for additional payments to be made to the original amount Interest earned is reinvested Tax deductions are not included

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 27 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Doug’s Certificate of Deposit Invested $2,500 Interest Rate is 6.5% Doug invested $2,500 into a Certificate of Deposit earning a 6.5% interest rate. How long will it take Doug’s investment to double? years to double

© Family Economics & Financial Education – Updated April 2011 – Investing Unit – Introduction to Investing – Slide 28 Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona G1 Jacob’s Car $5,000 to invest Wants investment to double in 4 years Jacob currently has $5,000 to invest in a car after graduation in 4 years. What interest rate is required for him to double his investment? 72 4 years 18% interest rate