First Listed Company

First Listed Company
 By Finance Ocean

What was the first listed company on the New York Stock Exchange?

Pick an answer:

1. Bank of New York
2. DuPont
3. Hartford
4. Wiley

Answer: # 1

Explanation: The Bank of New York was the first corporate stock traded under the Buttonwood tree in 1792.

It was the first listed company on the New York Stock Exchange.

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The First Billionaire

The First Billionaire
By Finance Ocean

Who was the first billionaire in the United States?

Pick an answer:

1. Benjamin Franklin
2. Andrew Carnegie
3. J.P. Morgan
4. John D. Rockefeller

Answer: # 4


Explanation: John D. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870. When gas and kerosene began to increase in importance, his wealth increased dramatically, making him the first billionaire in the United States.



When adjusting for inflation, many regard him to be the richest person of all time.


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Generational Debt

Famous Quote: Generational Debt
 By Finance Ocean

Who said: No generation has a right to contract debts greater than can be paid off during the course of its own existence?

Pick an answer:

1. Ben Bernanke
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Alan Greenspan
4. Hank Paulson

Answer: # 2


Explanation: This quote is from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to James Madison Paris on September 6, 1789. Jefferson sought to explore "The question Whether one generation of men has a right to bind another."


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Presidential Market Debut

Presidential Market Debut
 By Finance Ocean

Who was the first sitting U.S. President to visit the New York Stock Exchange?

Pick an answer:

1. Calvin Coolidge
2. Franklin Roosevelt
3. Ronald Reagan
4. Barrack Obama

Answer: # 3


Explanation: On March 28, 1985, President Ronald Reagan made his first of two visits to the New York Stock Exchange. President Reagan was the first sitting U.S. president to visit the NYSE.


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Practice Interview

It's getting close to graduation and everyone should be looking for jobs if they haven't found one already. After honing your résumé and drafting cover letters, you get the big payoff when you get called back for an interview.

Now what?

Well, you certainly need to research the company you're interviewing with and you also need to start practicing for the interview. Grab a partner, download some sample questions and have at it.

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Microfinance Quiz

Microfinance Pioneer Muhammad Yunus

By Finance Ocean

Nobel Prize winner Muhammed Yunus began pioneering the idea of microfinance in which country?

Pick an answer:

1. India
2. Bangladesh
3. Sri Lanka
4. Pakistan

Answer: # 2


Explanation: Muhammad Yunus is an economist from Bangladesh who founded the Grameen Bank. The Grameen Bank is a financial institution that provides micro loans to help its clients establish creditworthiness and financial independence. Mr. Yunus and the Grameen Bank won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.

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