What is an Investment?
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Grades: 9 - 12
Video Description: New November 2022! An economist with the Federal Reserve defines what is meant by the term “investment.”
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Economics-50**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video as part of students’ study of personal finance.
- Use the video as part of a class activity introducing the concept of investment. Ask students about any investments they have made or their family has made. Why are investments important? What are potentially risky about investments.
- To learn more about the Federal Reserve System, check out the full program this segment is edited from: The Economics of Education and Training Beyond High School. (Unique ID: Economics-3)
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
