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| Rate of return | The amount of money, or yield,an investment earns; it is expressed as a percentage (%) of the original investment. |
| Yield | Actual return on a security. |
| Fixed Rate | A type of investment that yields an unchanging return. |
| Variable Rate | A type of investment whose rate of return changes depending on the average yield of the investment. |
| Inflation | A prolonged rise in level of prices for goods and services. |
| Liquidity | The measure of how quickly an investment can be turned into cash. |
| Principal | The amount of money owed as a debt upon which interest is calculated. |
| Simple interest | The interest caculated on a principal sum, not compounded on earned interest. |
| DD/DW (date of deposit to date of withdrawal) | Money earns interest every day it is in the bank. |
| Compound Interest | Is a multi-step process for computing interest. |
