Economics

Unit 2 | Topic 6.5 | Investing

What are the benefits and risks of saving and investing?

Objectives

• Describe how investing contributes to the free enterprise system.

• Explain how the financial system brings together savers and borrowers.

• Explain the role of financial intermediaries in the financial system.

• Identify the trade-offs among liquidity, return, and risk.

Procedure

1. Review the Aim and notes from your initial text read.

2. Participate in the corresponding lesson topic presentation, revising notes.

3. Watch corresponding video(s); further revising notes.

4. Complete teacher instructed assignments.

Extension

• Prepare for your next class session by reading the next topic section in your text, recording alphanumeric/Cornell notes.

• Complete the next topic's Interactive Reading Notepad.