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Shares and CDs

Shares and CDs

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Saving and Investing

Knowledge Standards

SI.K.1: Compare the functions, benefits and drawbacks of different types of checking and savings accounts, including but not limited to regular savings, high-yield savings, money market, certificates of deposit (CDs), college savings, health savings and retirement savings accounts.

Standards
Defined by Financial Literacy Standards 9th-12th Grades and align with Shares and CDs
Students will analyze how different types of savings accounts differ in minimum deposits, rates and deposit insurance coverage.
Students will justify using different types of checking and savings accounts based on a comparison of the benefits and drawbacks of each.
Students will examine the average interest rate of various savings accounts.

Skills Standards

SI.S.2: Compare nominal annual rates of return, including cash flows and price changes over time on different types of investments.

Standards
Defined by Financial Literacy Standards 9th-12th Grades and align with Shares and CDs
Students will identify different types of investments, including stocks, bonds, collectibles, real estate, index funds and mutual funds.