Money basics bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Interest earning interest on itself

   Item

   Compounding

2. Clue

   The amount you invested, and could lose

   Item

   Principal

3. Clue

   A company's payout to its shareholders

   Item

   Dividends

4. Clue

   Repays your money later, plus interest

   Item

   Bond

5. Clue

   Can fall with the company, or rise beyond it

   Item

   Stock

6. Clue

   Insures bank savings, not securities

   Item

   FDIC

7. Clue

   Shrinks what a saved dollar can buy

   Item

   Inflation

8. Clue

   Spread money so one blow hurts less

   Item

   Diversify

9. Clue

   Up to six months of income, kept safe

   Item

   Emergency fund

Instructions

Read each call, tap its term on the board. Three in a line is bingo.

Explanation