This term represents a small unit of ownership in a corporation.

Unlike stocks, which represent ownership, a bond represents this type of financial relationship.

This yellow metal is historically the most popular precious mineral for investors seeking a "safe haven" during inflation.

A mutual fund allows many investors to do this with their money to buy a diversified portfolio of stocks or bonds.

Unlike mutual funds which trade once a day, ETFs can be bought and sold throughout the day on one of these.

This is the portion of a company's profit paid out to its shareholders, often quarterly.

This is the specific date on which the principal amount of a bond is to be paid back to the investor.

Precious metals are typically weighed and priced using this specific measurement unit, which is about 31.1 grams.

This is the person or team responsible for making the buy and sell decisions within a mutual fund.

This 3-to-4 letter code is used to identify an ETF (or stock) on a trading platform.

If you buy 50 shares of a company at $20 and sell them for $30, this is your total capital gain, excluding fees.

This is the fixed interest rate that a bond issuer agrees to pay the bondholder annually.

This term describes an investment made specifically to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in an asset, often used with gold.

Calculated daily, this acronym stands for the total value of the fund's assets minus its liabilities, divided by the number of shares.

This is the primary difference in how ETFs and mutual funds are priced; one is priced "real-time" while the other is "end-of-day."

This financial ratio is calculated by dividing the current market price per share by the company's earnings per share.

These specific types of bonds are issued by the U.S. government and are considered among the safest investments in the world.

400: While gold is a store of value, this precious metal is highly sought after for both jewelry and its high electrical conductivity in industrial use.

This percentage represents the annual fee a mutual fund charges its shareholders to cover operating expenses.

his term refers to the difference between the "buy" price and the "sell" price of an ETF share at any given moment.

This term describes the total dollar market value of a company's outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying share price by total shares.

If a bond has a par value of $1,000 and a 5% coupon rate, but you buy it at a discount for $900, this term describes the actual percentage return you earn.

This term refers to the "pureness" of gold; 24 of these indicates 99.9% purity.

500: This specific type of mutual fund is designed to mirror the performance of a specific market benchmark, like the S&P 500.

Because most ETFs are passively managed, they generally offer this mathematical advantage over actively managed mutual funds.