A Certificate of Deposit Usually Has

question 87

Multiple Choice

A certificate of deposit usually has:

• A)a high interest-rate risk.
• B)a high safety risk for savers.
• C)a penalty for early withdrawal.
• D)a variable rate of return.
• E)no minimum deposit amount.

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Definitions:

Preferred Stockholders

Preferred stockholders are investors who own preferred shares in a company, which often entitle them to fixed dividends and priority over common stockholders in asset liquidation.

Preferred Stock

Preferred stock is a type of equity security that provides dividends and certain privileges in the event of liquidation before common stock, but typically does not carry voting rights.

Perpetuity

An annuity that has no end, or a stream of cash payments that continue indefinitely.

Efficient Markets Hypothesis

The theory that all known information is already reflected in stock prices, implying that stocks always trade at their fair value, making it impossible to consistently achieve higher returns than the market overall.