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II: Group II - Personal Finance

SPECIFIC EVALUATION CRIT.: SPECIFIC EVALUATION CRIT.

6: Savings, Investing, and Risks

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Defined by WV SPECIFIC EVALUATION CRITERIA 8th-12th Grades and align with Stock Market 101
1451.6.1: Describe how saving and investing are different.
1451.6.10: Explain why bonds are longer maturities generally earn a higher return than short-term bonds.
1451.6.12: Explain why the expected rate of return on a value stock or mutual fund is likely to be lower than that of a growth stock or mutual fund.
1451.6.14: Predict what could happen to the price of the stock if new information is reported about the company or its products.
1451.6.15: Discuss the pros and cons of investing in a diversified mutual fund versus investing in a small number of individual stocks.
1451.6.17: 1451.6.17 Compare tax rates paid on interest income versus short- and long-term capital gains.
1451.6.18: Describe the advantages of investing through a tax-deferred account such as an IRA or 401(k) versus a taxable account.
1451.6.19: Investigate the contribution limits and tax advantages of a traditional IRA versus a Roth IRA.