Monday, 8 June 2015
Many couldn't pass a simple finance quiz. Can you?
Most People in the World Have No Idea How to Manage Their Money
Do you understand money? Let’s see how well you do with the following questions.
1. Suppose you had $100 in a savings account and the interest rate was 2 percent per year. After five years, how much do you think you would have in the account if you left the money to grow?
A) more than $102;
B) exactly $102;
C) less than $102; D) do not know; refuse to answer.
2. Imagine that the interest rate on your savings account is 1 percent per year and inflation is 2 percent per year. After one year, would you be able to buy
A) more than,
B) exactly the same as, or
C) less than today with the money in this account?;
D) do not know; refuse to answer.
3. Do you think that the following statement is true or false? “Buying a single company stock usually provides a safer return than a stock mutual fund.”
A) true;
B) false;
C) do not know; refuse to answer.
The correct answers are
Do you understand money? Let’s see how well you do with the following questions.
1. Suppose you had $100 in a savings account and the interest rate was 2 percent per year. After five years, how much do you think you would have in the account if you left the money to grow?
A) more than $102;
B) exactly $102;
C) less than $102; D) do not know; refuse to answer.
2. Imagine that the interest rate on your savings account is 1 percent per year and inflation is 2 percent per year. After one year, would you be able to buy
A) more than,
B) exactly the same as, or
C) less than today with the money in this account?;
D) do not know; refuse to answer.
3. Do you think that the following statement is true or false? “Buying a single company stock usually provides a safer return than a stock mutual fund.”
A) true;
B) false;
C) do not know; refuse to answer.
The correct answers are
Quote for the day
“If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us.” – Jim Rohn
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