Personal Investment Guide

Barter is:
A. the direct trade of goods and services for other goods and services.
B. an asset used in purchasing goods and services.
C. the extension of credit to borrowers using funds raised from savers.
D. an equity claim to ownership.
E. a means of channeling funds from savers to borrowers with productive investment opportunities.
2. Finding both parties [...]

Help on any of them would be greatly appriciated, thanks!
1. What does the international banking system consist of?
(Points: 2)
A set of tightly enforced capital controls
A network of world economic institutions
A decentralized [...]

Matt Taibi—Rolling Stone magazine:
"The bank owns a 10 percent stake in the Chicago Climate Exchange, where the carbon credits will be traded. Moreover, Goldman owns a minority stake in Blue Source LLC, a Utah-based firm that sells carbon credits of the type that will be in great demand if the bill passes. Nobel Prize winner [...]

What would happen if all I did all day was bet on the Direxion Triple funds like FAS and FAZ (financials triple long/short)? What happens if I make 1000% in a year because of how easy it is today. heck it was a no brainer today to buy FAS at 2-2:30pm EST today [...]

a. Less attractive
b. More attractive
c. Less expensive
d. More expensive
2. As interest rate falls in recession, the bond prices are likely to___________.
a. Decrease
b. Increase
c. Be stable
d. Fluctuate
3. There is no guarantee that a bond issuer will make the promised payments is
known as the:
a. Default risk
b. Inflation risk
c. Interest rate risk
d. Systematic risk
4. The greater the inflation [...]