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Traducido UNIT 18 Inversiones
Traducido UNIT 18 Inversiones
VOCABULARIO
Below is a list of the vocabulary needed to pass this unit with a good score.
A continuación se muestra una lista del vocabulario necesario para aprobar esta unidad
con una buena puntuación.
blue-chip
considered to be a safe investment because of previous performance.
"Even blue-chip companies like Apple and Unilever are struggling as a result of the crisis."
blue-chip
bonds
an amount of money that a government or individual borrows and agrees to repay at a
certain date with a certain amount of interest.
"Some investors cannot hold bonds with a risk rating worse than A."
cautiverio
una cantidad de dinero que un gobierno o un individuo toma prestada y acuerda
reembolsar en una fecha determinada con una determinada cantidad de intereses.
"Algunos inversores no pueden mantener bonos con una calificación de riesgo
peor que A".
boom
a period of sudden economic growth.
"Property investors became rich during the 1980's property boom."
auge
un período de crecimiento económico repentino. "Los inversores inmobiliarios se
hicieron ricos durante el boom inmobiliario de los 80".
broker
a person who acts in representation when buying or selling shares, insurance etc.
"His stock broker advised him to invest in KBL industries."
corredor
una persona que actúa en representación al comprar o vender acciones, seguros,
etc.
"Su corredor de bolsa le aconsejó que invirtiera en las industrias KBL".
commodities
substances or products which can be traded in large quantities.
"Higher commodities profits increased first quarter profits."
default
to fail to pay interest or other money that is owed.
"As the company defaulted on the loan payments, legal proceedings were started."
diversify
to put money into a range of different types of investment to reduce risk.
"Fortunately, he diversified his investments by buying shares and property so he wasn't as
badly affected when the property market crashed."
fund
money invested in a range of shares, bonds etc along with other investors money.
"The fund's performance is linked to the NY stock exchange."
holding
a specific investment
"The company has many holdings in China."
index fund
(also known as a tracker) a sum of money invested in a stock index, for either an entire
market or a segment of that market..
"The best that the average investor can do is buy an index fund and hold it forever."
maturity
the time when an investment becomes ready to be paid.
"We can offer investments with 2, 4, 10 or 25 year maturities."
plummet
to drop, decrease or fall very rapidly.
"The shares plummeted by 24% causing the shareholders to lose millions."
portfolio
a collection of different investments owned by a person or company.
"Many investors now try to build up portfolios with many types of investments."
resistant
not easily changed or damaged.
"Traditionally the market for gold has been resistant to financial downturns."
return
profit produced by an investment.
"The return on the investment was almost 11% which made it one of the most profitable."
rocket
to increase or rise quickly.
"House prices are rocketing which means that they are good investments."
slump
a period of low economic activity.
"Having a varied investment portfolio helped him to survive the slump."
startup
a business that has just started.
"Most startup's go bankrupt within the first two years."
volatile
likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly
"Property has always been less volatile than shares."
yield
the total amount of profit produced by a business or investment.
"All investors are looking for maximum yield with minimum risk."