1: Brokerage firms: a type of non-depository financial institution that manages and facilitates the purchase of bonds, stocks, and other types of investments. 2. Depository and non-depository financial institutions: Depository tends to be things such as banks and non-depository are life insurance companies; differences between both is that non-depository are not insured by FDIC.
3. Credit Unions: non-profit, member owned institutions and another type of depository institution.
4. Demand deposit accounts: accounts that individuals and business can use to pay their bills.
5. Bonds: investments that promise to pay a certain amount of interest on the principle amount after a given time.