Description

This easy-prep personal finance lesson will teach students the basics of investing, including the difference between saving and investing, average rates of return, diversifying, risk vs return, risk tolerance, and ten common types of investments.

The lesson includes a set of Google Slides, guided notes for students, and an answer key. The guided notes include an activity where students will research ten different types of investments before discussing them as a class.

Included Topics:

• Definition of Investing
• The differences between saving and investing
• Average rates of return between saving and investing
• Diversifying
• Risk vs Return
• Risk Tolerance
• Common Investment Types, including stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, index funds, bonds, CDs, commodities, cryptocurrencies, real estate, and collectibles
• Types of investment income
• Where to go for investing advice

This lesson is intended to introduce students to the concept of investing. It does not go fully in-depth into the details of each type of investment.

*The Google Slides and guided notes in this lesson are not editable.*

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