The center of our Nation's economy does not rest at Fort Knox with its millions of dollars worth of gold, or even the Treasury that prints the money that we use. At the center of the United States economy is Wall Street. Almost every large company in the US and around the world is traded on a Stock Exchange, from McDonalds to Yahoo. The stock market appears in the news every day. You hear about …showed first 75 words of 3597 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3597 total…many times that it can drop. This is why people need to manage their money and pay attention to the things going on in the world. It is wise to invest money is the stock market to make a good return on your investment, but it is also wise to only invest what you can spare. In learning more about the market, people can make wiser choices and make investing into a safer everyday activity.