All investment decisions involve some risk, however, and people buying stock must also consider that their stock might not increase in value. Stock markets are important to nearly everyone. Because they affect so many people, the federal government regulates them even though they are private institutions. To base decisions on an assessment of costs and benefits, choosing the best combination of costs and benefits among the alternatives. The chance of losing money.
Risk is the opposite of safety.
Setting aside some of today's income for future spending. A market in which the public trades stocks it already owns. They use computation to solve problems. Students demonstrate their current knowledge of and interest in stock markets. Students use the paper to record their answers to the questions.