Strategy Beginner: Introduction to Investment Strategy

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1.
If you might need to use your principal soon, which aspect(s) of trading would especially concern you?
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Maturity date and minimum investment. Minimum investment determines how much of your principal will be tied up, and the maturity date how long.
2.
If you might need to borrow against your principal, you need _______.
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A collateral investment. A collateral investment can be used to secure a loan.
3.
In investment strategies, risk in traditional terms is _______.
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Good and bad. Risk in traditional terms can mean you fail to make money, or even lose it; but possible returns usually increase with the amount of risk.
4.
When interest rates go up, the value of your current bonds on the market _______.
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Goes down. Market prices of bonds tend to have an inverse relationship to interest rates.
5.
_______ are taxed at a relatively low rate if you hold your investments long enough.
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Capital gains. Long-term capital gains are taxed at a lower rate to encourage investment.