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L E S S O N 1 4 Who Put the Wall in Wall Street?
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SLIDE 14A
Workbook This lesson corresponds to The 21st Century Student's Guide to Financial Literacy , student workbook, Chapter 14. Suggested Videos and Additional Resources Learning Markets, How Does an IPO Work? (www.learningmarkets.com/how-does-an-IPO-work) (7:06) Learning Markets, What Are Bonds and How Do they Work? (www.learningmarkets.com/what-are-bonds- and-how-do-they-work) (6:56) Niall Ferguson. The Ascent of Money. PBS video (video.pbs.org/video/1170821435) (56:08) This 4-hour/ 4 part PBS documentary is particularly worth watching. (It is also available on YouTube.) Consider assigning 30 minutes per night as homework, or watching and discussing in class over the course of several weeks. • Hidden History: Wall Street (www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOPw0x0yGJc) (2:31) PRODUCT PREVIEW Link to highly recommended videos organized by lesson at www.c21student.com/ you-tube-lesson-links/ Materials List Computer/smartboard Webslides (www.c21student.com)
What Does That Mean? Term
SLIDE 14B-E
Definition
Wall Street
the New York City financial district where stock exchanges, banks, and investment companies are headquartered; a global symbol of commerce and capitalism. a tradable financial instrument which represents financial value; a stock, bond, or note.
security
negotiable
freely transferable; tradable.
bonds
a form of debt that companies and governments issue to borrow money from the public.
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