Apricot Academy
Part 9: Volatility
Welcome back to The Apricot Investor's Glossary! Today, we're tackling a concept that can be a source of both fear and opportunity for investors: volatility.
Part 8: Market Order
In the stock market, a market order is an instruction to buy or sell a specific number of shares at the current market price.
Part 7: Limit Order
In the stock market, a limit order is an instruction to buy or sell a specific number of shares at a price you set.
Part 6: Compound Interest
Compound interest is like the special fertilizer that makes those trees grow bigger and produce more fruit over time.
Part 5: Portfolio
Let's build on our gardening analogy where investing is like planting a tree. In this case, the portfolio is your whole garden – with all the different seeds (stocks, bonds, ETFs) in it.
Part 4: Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
Welcome back to The Apricot Investor’s Glossary series, where we take complex terminology and turn it into bite-sized pieces of knowledge, perfect for seasoned investors and newbies alike.
Part 3: Bonds
Think of it as loans you give to governments or companies, like Armenian government bonds*. You lend them money for a set period (maturity date), and they pay you interest (coupon) in return. When the bond matures, you get your initial investment (principal) back.
Part 2: Stocks
Think of it as owning a tiny piece of a company, like Apple or Google*. When the company performs well, its stock price goes up, potentially bringing you capital gains. If the company struggles, the price might fall, leading to losses.
Part 1: Investment, Risk, Diversification
In this glossary series we take complex terminology and turn them into bite-sized pieces of knowledge, perfect for seasoned investors and newbies alike.
