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Spanish (Mexico) Lesson:

Explaining Stock Market to a Friend

  1. Learn Spanish
  2. Spanish (Mexico) Course
  3. Society
  4. Explaining Stock Market to a Friend
Spanish (Mexico) Lesson:

Explaining Stock Market to a Friend

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33 words/phrases to learn
invertir
to invest
la bolsa de valores
the stock market
empecé a invertir en la bolsa de valores
I started investing in the stock market
una empresa
a company
es básicamente comprar partes de empresas
it's basically buying parts of companies
si a la empresa le va bien, tú ganas
if the company does well, you win
desplomar
to crash
la lana
the money (informal)
pero si cae, pierdes lana
but if it crashes, you lose money
una estrategia
a strategy
necesitas estrategia, no solo suerte
you need strategy, not just luck
un corredor; una corredora
a broker (masc.; fem.)
puedes contratar a un corredor o investigar por tu cuenta
you can hire a broker or do your own research
una aplicación
an app
comerciar
to trade
una acción
a stock
yo uso una aplicación para comerciar acciones
I use an app to trade stocks
mucho dinero
tons of money
no necesitas mucho dinero
you don't need tons of money
a largo plazo
long-term
algunos invierten a largo plazo
some people invest for the long term
las ganancias rápidas
the quick gains
otros solo quieren ganancias rápidas
others just want quick gains
los bonos
the bonds
hay opciones más seguras como bonos o cuentas de ahorro
there are safer options like bonds or savings accounts
la diversificación
the diversification
la diversificación ayuda a evitar pérdidas grandes
diversification helps avoid big losses
la bolsa
the bag (plastic)
recuperarse
to bounce back
eventualmente
eventually
la bolsa siempre se recupera con el tiempo
the market always bounces back eventually
el dinero extra
the spare cash
usa dinero extra, no el de la renta
use spare cash, not rent money

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