Standard 5: Identify and analyze the means, types and risks of financial investing including personal and societal influences and the government’s role in regulating investments.

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Number: SS.8.FL.5
Title: Identify and analyze the means, types and risks of financial investing including personal and societal influences and the government’s role in regulating investments.
Type: Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 8
Strand: Financial Literacy

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SS.8.FL.5.AP.1
Identify the difference among various types of financial assets.
SS.8.FL.5.AP.2
Calculate the amount of interest income received from depositing a certain amount of money in a bank account.
SS.8.FL.5.AP.3
Identify the amount of dividends paid from a selected stock and how much the price of the stock has appreciated or depreciated over the year.
SS.8.FL.5.AP.4
Identify how the price of a financial asset is determined by the interaction of buyers and sellers in a financial market.
SS.8.FL.5.AP.5
Identify how and why the rate of return earned from investments will vary.

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