Stock Market Webquest

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Stock Market Webquest
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Who Will It Be?
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• I have just inherited 1 million and want to
  invest 250 thousand of it in stocks. I am
  looking for a financial advisor to take care of
  it.
• You are a financial advisor that I have
  contacted. You want to win my business because
  you will get a sign on bonus of 15,000 and make
  a hefty commission on my money.
• However, you are competing with five other
  financial advisors for the position.

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Picking Stocks
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Using the form attached you are going to pick
three stocks to buy shares in and invest my
money. You need to develop a strategy for
investing, and then decide how many shares of
each company you want to buy. Think about the
following questions. Make a list of companies
you think make a difference to you. After you
have chosen the business, look up the ticker
symbol, and write it down and fill out the rest
of the form. You may now move on to buying your
stock!
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What To Invest In

• Ask yourself these questions to help you decide
• What is happening in the news now that might tell
  me what companies are doing well and which are
  not?
• What parts of the economy are thriving now and
  which are suffering?
• Do I want to use all of my money to buy shares in
  companies or do I want to keep some for security
  in the bank and make a definite, set interest?
• Where do you shop?
• What do you purchase?
• Do you go to the same stores or restaurants each
  week?

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Tickler Symbol

• What is a tickler symbol?
• A tickler symbol is the letters given to
  represent a company.
• Ex
• Leap Frog LF
• Verizon - VZ
• Business information
• Market Watch
• NYSE - New York Stock Exchange
• Yahoo! Finance
• Bloomberg.com
• CNN/Money

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Buying Stocks
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• Now that you have chosen stock, you must purchase
  it. There are some important questions to ask as
  you buy stock.
• The following information needs to be in your
  presentation. (I recommend putting it in a
  spreadsheet)
• Name of Company
• Stock Symbol
• Price per share
• Number of shares
• Total cost of purchase
• You will make a graph allocating where you spent
  my 250,000.
• You may now look at how to track stock!

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Questions To Ask Before Purchasing Stock

• How many shares of stock do I want to buy?
• How much does each share cost?
• Do I have to pay commission to a stock broker?

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Tracking Stocks
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• Now that you have chosen three stocks. Research
  each stock.
• Recording Data in a spreadsheet will come in very
  handy for your PowerPoint.
• Write down key points on why you think these
  stocks are right for me.
• Do you think they are high risk or low risk?
  Why?
• You will then use the information you have
  collected to create another graph. You will make
  a line graph to show the values of each stock
  individually over the period of one year.
• Congratulations! You have completed the webquest.
  Check the assessment page to see how you will be
  graded!

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Assessment
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• You will now put it all together using your
  Advanced PowerPoint features we have learned.
  The presentation must consist of 15 slides
  telling about the stocks you have chosen and why
  they are the best for me.
• Convince me why I should hire
• YOU as my financial advisor.
• You will be assessed on your performance
• using the following Directions and Rubric.

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Helpful Websites
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• Young Investor
• Market Place
• NYSE - New York Stock Exchange
• Yahoo! Finance
• Bloomberg.com
• CNN/Money