Budgeting: The Key to It All

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The Stock Market Game Whitney M. Young Magnet
High School
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Who Was on Our Team

• Veronica Skital
• Daniel Sterczek
• Jolanta Szkodon
• Joan Kane, Business Teacher

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Why We Won

• 27.22

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Our Stock Strategy

• Buy what we knew (Apple)
• Try a new stock (Baidu)

• Watch the price (First Solar Energy)
• Look at your friends (RIMM)

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How We Won

• Stick to your strategy
• Avoid transaction costs
• Focus on the big picture
• Learn about the uncertain times

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Which Stocks Did the Best

• Baidu did best overall
• First Solar Energy was a late leader

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What We Learned

• Buy more if its good
• Luck helps
• Use all the cash
• Be patient
• Research, research, research

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Our Thanks

• We would like to thank the sponsors of The Stock
  Market Game for providing this great opportunity
  for us
• Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC
• Chicago Tribune News in Education
• HSBC
• Chicago Mercantile Exchange
• Illinois Council on Economic Education
• We would like to thank the following for their
  help
• Our parents
• Ms. Kane