Friday, December 9, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Journal 9
1.This week my first transaction is with Columbia Sportswear. I am trading this company because they have a big catalyst, which is Christmas and they sell a lot of winter sportswear. I think this will cause prices to go up quite a bit. Their 52 week range is 41.13-70.64 and are currently selling at about 50.53, so they are about in the middle of their 52 week range and have a lot of room to go up. I predict that in the next week or so the price will go up to at least $53. They are a large cap company and their sector is consumer goods. One of their main competitors is Nike. Nike is currently at about the top of their 52 week range so I don't think they are going to get much higher than that. I believe that Columbia Sportswear was a better company to trade because they have more of a chance to get more money with the winter season.
2.My second transaction this week is with Best Buy. I am trading this company and the catalyst is Christmas. I feel that with the holiday right around the corner prices will go up. Their 52 week range is 21.79-43.75 and are currently selling at about 27.00. I predict that within the next week or so this price should rise to about $31. They are a large cap company and their sector is services. One of their main competitors is Amazon. They are about in the middle of their 52 week range, but they haven't been doing to well for the last few weeks, so i don't think they are going to go up too much more. I think Best Buy was a better choice because they have more room to go up in price since they are more near the bottom of their 52 week range. Also in the past they have done really well around this time of the year, so I think it will probably happen again this year.
2.My second transaction this week is with Best Buy. I am trading this company and the catalyst is Christmas. I feel that with the holiday right around the corner prices will go up. Their 52 week range is 21.79-43.75 and are currently selling at about 27.00. I predict that within the next week or so this price should rise to about $31. They are a large cap company and their sector is services. One of their main competitors is Amazon. They are about in the middle of their 52 week range, but they haven't been doing to well for the last few weeks, so i don't think they are going to go up too much more. I think Best Buy was a better choice because they have more room to go up in price since they are more near the bottom of their 52 week range. Also in the past they have done really well around this time of the year, so I think it will probably happen again this year.
Job Shadow
Next week I am going to be job shadowing at the hospital. I called and spoke with Cassie Tinsley to confirm the job shadowing. I am pretty excited to go to this job shadow because I am interested in what actually goes on in the hospital besides the stuff that we see as a patient. Working in a hospital is not really one of my career choices, but this will be good for me to experience since it will probably be the only time I get to experience it.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Questions
1. What is your opinion of the topic of the video? Explain why.
I think that it is kind of wrong because they it is unfair to most of the country who doesn't know what's going on. They shouldn't have that kind of power over everyone else and profit from it. But at the same time I think that since it is their job and they are in the position to know what is going on, they should be able to sort of take advantage off it, as long as it doesn't get out of control.
2. What can you do about your opinion? How can you make your opinion count?
Personaly I can't do much about my opinion, I think it is up to them to decide what is right and wrong and weather or no that should be considered cheating the system. Of course everyone else is going to think it's wrong, because they want that same opprtunity, but many people have other opportunities in life just as these people do. I can make my opinion count by expressing that not everything is fair, and it isn't really our choice weather they have a secret advantage or not.
3. What is insider trading? What was the information that caused Martha Stewart to go to prision?
Insider trading is when people are trading stocks with inside information that hasnt been released tot he public. Martha Steward went to jail because she had been doing insider training, and when officials confronted her about it she lied to them telling them that she didn't know it was going on.
4. What is black Friday, and when did it gets its name? What is cyber Monday?
Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving where everything goes on sale in stores. Cyber Monday is the Monday after Thanksgiving where everything goes on sale on the internet.
I think that it is kind of wrong because they it is unfair to most of the country who doesn't know what's going on. They shouldn't have that kind of power over everyone else and profit from it. But at the same time I think that since it is their job and they are in the position to know what is going on, they should be able to sort of take advantage off it, as long as it doesn't get out of control.
2. What can you do about your opinion? How can you make your opinion count?
Personaly I can't do much about my opinion, I think it is up to them to decide what is right and wrong and weather or no that should be considered cheating the system. Of course everyone else is going to think it's wrong, because they want that same opprtunity, but many people have other opportunities in life just as these people do. I can make my opinion count by expressing that not everything is fair, and it isn't really our choice weather they have a secret advantage or not.
3. What is insider trading? What was the information that caused Martha Stewart to go to prision?
Insider trading is when people are trading stocks with inside information that hasnt been released tot he public. Martha Steward went to jail because she had been doing insider training, and when officials confronted her about it she lied to them telling them that she didn't know it was going on.
4. What is black Friday, and when did it gets its name? What is cyber Monday?
Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving where everything goes on sale in stores. Cyber Monday is the Monday after Thanksgiving where everything goes on sale on the internet.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Journal Week 8
1. The first transaction I made is I am trading with Hallmark Financial Services Inc. I decided to trade this company because with the holiday seanson just around the corner everyone will be buying cards and gifts, so I believe this catalyst will help them a lot. Their 52 week range gpes from 6.32 - 9.37 and they are currently selling at about 8.04, so they are doing pretty good, but there is still more room for improvement. I predict that the price will rise to about $9.00 buy the end of next week.They are a large cap company and their sector is Financial. One of their competitors is Hartford Financial Services. They are currently trading at 17.21 and they don't have much room to go up, so I'm hoping they won't do too much better. In the beginning of the year Hallmark had been doing really good, but then had a big drop in the summer, so I bet they will stay doing well for at least another month.
2. My second transaction this week is A trade with RadioShack. I made this trade because I think the holiday season is a catalyst that will help RadioShack. Their 52 week range goes from 10.64 to 19.74. Right now they are selling at 12.04, but I predict within the next couple weeks they will o up to about $15.00. They are a large cap company and their sector is Services. One of their competitors is Best Buy Co. Right now they are selling at 27.52, which is almost at the top of their 52 week range, but since they don't have much room to improve they probably won't be making too much more.
2. My second transaction this week is A trade with RadioShack. I made this trade because I think the holiday season is a catalyst that will help RadioShack. Their 52 week range goes from 10.64 to 19.74. Right now they are selling at 12.04, but I predict within the next couple weeks they will o up to about $15.00. They are a large cap company and their sector is Services. One of their competitors is Best Buy Co. Right now they are selling at 27.52, which is almost at the top of their 52 week range, but since they don't have much room to improve they probably won't be making too much more.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Candy Stocks
When I first walked into the room I was very confused as to what we were doing. It was super loud and the room was small and hot and there was candy all over the floor. There were two white boards in the room with types of candy and prices on them. It was then that I realized we were probably going to start trading the stocks. when we started to gether the candy from around the room it was like a race, so I just wanted to get as much candy as I could find. I didnt know what each peice exactly meant yet, so I just grabbed anything I could find. Then In realized that each peice cost something else, and that all the chocolate was like on the stock market and the prices changed, but the laffy taffy all stayed the same price. As we started trading we decided to buy the chocolate with the laffy taffy because we thought of the laffy taffy as actual money and the chocolate as stocks on the stock market. As the prices of each peice of candy flucuated we started to figure out what we needed to keep and what we needed to sell. In about the middle of the game we decided that we were not going to trade any of our chocolate for anything, because it was pretty valuable. By the end of the game we found out this might not have been the best choice because when the price of the chocolate was less than the price of the laffy taffy we noticed that we had lost a lot of money and the whole time we weren't quite on the right track. I discovered that this is pretty similar to what the stock market is actually like because it was very chaotic, there were many different deals going on, and you had to know exactly when to start buying certain stocks. I think this game gave us a good look as to how the stock market actually works.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Game Standards
3.2 Students formulate solutions to economic problems.
-In order to get to the next level on the game, they need to be able to figure out how to play the game. For everything we do we need to have enough money. The money in this game gets us almost everything we need, but in order to get some things you need other thiongs to help. For example in order to run a buisness you need electricity, which you need to put in, and you also need employees. In order to hire the employees they need certain items to do thier job correctly. So for each problem that comes up the student will need to find a soulution for each one and take one step at a time to move on in the game. Therefore as the students play the game enough they will formulate a solution to each economic problem.
3.1 Students explain how different economic sytems are organized for production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
-Each system is organized to do its own thing. Different system does its own thing to make everything more organized, and so there isn't as much competition. For example a shoe factory focouses on shoes, where as a taxi buissness focouses on driving people around, not selling shoes. Or how a school is much different than a show company. Each organization is centered on doing their own thing.
3.4 Students demonstrate an understanding of economic principals that influence individual, financial planning.
-Each company makes their own money. Some companies may make more money than another company because their buisness is more or less successful. So the better financial plans they have, the better they will most likely end up.
4.3 Students evaluate the impact of technology and how it has shaped history and influenced the modern world.
-Technology has helped us grow as a country, and a world. We are able to communicate better and as technology grows we are able to come up with faster, and better ways to build more efficient buildings. Without technology we would still be living in wood cabins with no electricity.
4.2 Students analyze current events to better understand the world in which they live.
-Current events such as upgrades in the buildings, and new buildings being built help make our world bigger. It also gives us a better chance to experience more and grow off what we have.
4.4 Students explain how past events impact present and the future.
-Past events impact the present and the future because without the actions we have made in the past, we would not be where we are at now, and we would not be bale to progress any further in the futre. For example if we never launched a contract for a bussinesess we wouldnt earn very much money, and that would impact the amount of other bussiness we could build.
5.1 Students interperate charts, maps, and graphs to answer question dealing with people, places, events, or enviorments.
-The map of the city helps us to see whats going on. There are some charts that show us what we need to hire people, or upgrade our bussinesses.
5.3 Students demonstrate an ability to organize and proccess information about people, places, and enviorments.
-We need to have the ability to organize people by their occupation. For example, a teacher doesn't have the ability to work in a hospital, because they probably don't know enough about the occupation. They also need the right materials to be able to do their job. We need to be able to organize places because if a bussiness needs something imparticular then they need to be located in a certain place. Also in this game we need to have a certain number of ecology, so we need to make sure we have parks and trees around the town.
-In order to get to the next level on the game, they need to be able to figure out how to play the game. For everything we do we need to have enough money. The money in this game gets us almost everything we need, but in order to get some things you need other thiongs to help. For example in order to run a buisness you need electricity, which you need to put in, and you also need employees. In order to hire the employees they need certain items to do thier job correctly. So for each problem that comes up the student will need to find a soulution for each one and take one step at a time to move on in the game. Therefore as the students play the game enough they will formulate a solution to each economic problem.
3.1 Students explain how different economic sytems are organized for production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
-Each system is organized to do its own thing. Different system does its own thing to make everything more organized, and so there isn't as much competition. For example a shoe factory focouses on shoes, where as a taxi buissness focouses on driving people around, not selling shoes. Or how a school is much different than a show company. Each organization is centered on doing their own thing.
3.4 Students demonstrate an understanding of economic principals that influence individual, financial planning.
-Each company makes their own money. Some companies may make more money than another company because their buisness is more or less successful. So the better financial plans they have, the better they will most likely end up.
4.3 Students evaluate the impact of technology and how it has shaped history and influenced the modern world.
-Technology has helped us grow as a country, and a world. We are able to communicate better and as technology grows we are able to come up with faster, and better ways to build more efficient buildings. Without technology we would still be living in wood cabins with no electricity.
4.2 Students analyze current events to better understand the world in which they live.
-Current events such as upgrades in the buildings, and new buildings being built help make our world bigger. It also gives us a better chance to experience more and grow off what we have.
4.4 Students explain how past events impact present and the future.
-Past events impact the present and the future because without the actions we have made in the past, we would not be where we are at now, and we would not be bale to progress any further in the futre. For example if we never launched a contract for a bussinesess we wouldnt earn very much money, and that would impact the amount of other bussiness we could build.
5.1 Students interperate charts, maps, and graphs to answer question dealing with people, places, events, or enviorments.
-The map of the city helps us to see whats going on. There are some charts that show us what we need to hire people, or upgrade our bussinesses.
5.3 Students demonstrate an ability to organize and proccess information about people, places, and enviorments.
-We need to have the ability to organize people by their occupation. For example, a teacher doesn't have the ability to work in a hospital, because they probably don't know enough about the occupation. They also need the right materials to be able to do their job. We need to be able to organize places because if a bussiness needs something imparticular then they need to be located in a certain place. Also in this game we need to have a certain number of ecology, so we need to make sure we have parks and trees around the town.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Occupy Wall Street
I support Occupy Wall Street becasue by looking at their mission statement, I agree with most of the points they are making. Spending money on things that are not helping our nation is a waste of money. Torture and cruel treatment of animals by giving them unhealthy substances that will go into our bodies, for our pure enjoyment is not helping us. Descrimination against race, and gender identification is a problem, even though it shouldn't be because it is against the law to descriminate against ones skin color. The fact that the government would rather spend money on things such as these, rather than spending it on things to help us get out of poverty, such as giving colleges more money for scholorships to help students who can't afford to go to college, actually go and get a good education and become succesful so that they can help build up our nation. Even if it is possible to find a job and survive on it, doesn't mean that is the only choice. If the government can help us, why shouldn't we take the help.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
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Journal Week 4
This week I made in investment in Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI.) I think this will be a good company to invest in because they have a rating of, nine out of ten. This stock has accelerated quite a bit this past year compared to the previous few years. Also since the season is changing more people are likely to buy Hanes products. Their 52 week range is 22.24-33.36, and is currently at about 26.56. It is currently selling for $26.60, and I predict that by the end of next week it will continue to rise to about $28.00. They are a mid cap company, and their sector is consumer goods because they sell mostly clothing items. One of their competitors is Limited Brands, Inc. (LTD.) Who also sells apparel, but their sector is services, and they are a large cap company.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Journal Week 3
1.This week I invested in Wells Fargo (WFC.) I invested in this stock because It has a rating of nine out of ten, which is pretty good. Its 52 week range is 22.58-34.25. Currently it is at about 23.18, which isn’t too good but I am hoping it will get a lot better. The current price to purchase this stock is $22.91. I predict that within the next two weeks this price should rise to about $24.00. One of its major competitors is Citigroup, Inc. (C.) Both companies are large cap companies. Citigroup, Inc. is currently selling for about $22.57, so it’s a little bit cheaper.
2.I also invested in Apple (AAPL.) I invested in this stock because it has really god ratings, nine out of ten. Also, they are very popular right now because of the iPads and different products they are selling, and the new iPads are supposed to be released soon which will help a lot. Apples 52 week range is 277.77-422.86. And is currently trading at 364.65, which is pretty good. One of Apples major competitors is, Google Inc. (GOOG.) They are both large cap companies. Apples net income is quite a bit higher than Googles is. Apple is currently selling at about $363.99, and I predict that within the next week it will go up to about $365.00.
2.I also invested in Apple (AAPL.) I invested in this stock because it has really god ratings, nine out of ten. Also, they are very popular right now because of the iPads and different products they are selling, and the new iPads are supposed to be released soon which will help a lot. Apples 52 week range is 277.77-422.86. And is currently trading at 364.65, which is pretty good. One of Apples major competitors is, Google Inc. (GOOG.) They are both large cap companies. Apples net income is quite a bit higher than Googles is. Apple is currently selling at about $363.99, and I predict that within the next week it will go up to about $365.00.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Journal Week 2
1. One of the trades I made was Netflix (NFLX.) First off I chose this company because I really like Netflix, and I knew it was pretty popular. I bought this stock as an investment because I planned on keeping it for a while because it is a large cap company and its ratings aren’t too bad. Its 52 week range is from 125.02-304.79. Today’s high has reached 132.30. One of its major competitors is Amazon. Amazon is also a large cap company and it is currently selling for $218.41 but it is down 4.78%. Right now Netflix is selling for $109.22 a share, but I predict that price will increase about $3 within the next month or two.
2. Another trade that I made was Dell (DELL.) I made this trade because it is a company I am familiar with and they have recently come out with some new things, so I thought it would be a good stock to invest in. Dell is a large cap company and has a rating of 9 out of 10, so it’s doing quite well right now. Its 52 week range is 12.62-17.60 and it is currently trading at 14.77, so it’s not doing too shabby. One of Dell’s major competitors is Hewlett-Packard Company. They are also a large cap company currently trading at about 23.42, but their high in their 52 week range is 49.39, so they aren’t doing as well as they could be doing. Right now Dell is selling at $14.77 a share, but I predict that they will go up to about $15.00 within the next couple weeks.
2. Another trade that I made was Dell (DELL.) I made this trade because it is a company I am familiar with and they have recently come out with some new things, so I thought it would be a good stock to invest in. Dell is a large cap company and has a rating of 9 out of 10, so it’s doing quite well right now. Its 52 week range is 12.62-17.60 and it is currently trading at 14.77, so it’s not doing too shabby. One of Dell’s major competitors is Hewlett-Packard Company. They are also a large cap company currently trading at about 23.42, but their high in their 52 week range is 49.39, so they aren’t doing as well as they could be doing. Right now Dell is selling at $14.77 a share, but I predict that they will go up to about $15.00 within the next couple weeks.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Journal Week 1
One of my transactions for this week was Amazon. (AMZN) I made this trade because I know that Amazon is pretty big and it seemed like I would made a pretty good sized amount of money because it is a large cap company. Instead Amazon is doing really bad on the stock market right now, so im thinking it might not have been the best choice, but I predict that it will start going up soon.
Amazons day range is currently at 219.06-224.49 and its 52 week range is at 150.97-244.00. The last trade was 223.07. The stock rate has gone up since this morning, and hopefully it will continue to do so.
Amazons day range is currently at 219.06-224.49 and its 52 week range is at 150.97-244.00. The last trade was 223.07. The stock rate has gone up since this morning, and hopefully it will continue to do so.
Vocabulary
1. Stocks: A share of ownership of a company.
- My mom's biggest dream has always been to own Walmart, so she bought a stock so now she does own part of it.
2. Bonds: A debt investment, where the investor loans money to a business or corporation that borrows funds and returns money with interest.
-My cousins business bought a bond in hope that the company would grow from it.
3. Dow Jones: A system of telling how the stock market is doing.
- My friend is really into the stock market, so she checks the Dow Jones frequently.
4. Equity: Ownership of an asset that is completely paid off.
- The old couple did not have home equity, but they later wish they had.
5. Dividends: A distribution of a portion of a company's earnings.
- When I buy my stock, I am getting a dividend from a certain company.
6. Earnings: The amount of profit a company produces.
- As treasurer of my fathers company, I have to take care of all the earnings.
7. Private companies vs. Public companies: Private companies do not sell their shares to more than 50 people, where as public companies share many shares.
- My moms small local company is a private company, so people can't buy shares of her company.
8. Growth stock: a stock of a corporation that has faster than average gains in earnings and is expected to continue to stay that way.
- My uncles corporation has a very fast growth stock.
9.Risk: The chance that an investments actual return will be different than expected.
-Susan didn’t want to take the risk of investing in a stock without doing much research on it.
10.Small Cap: A stock with a market capitalization less than $2 million.
-Jeffs company is not very big, so it’s considered a small cap company.
11.Mid Cap: A stock with a market capitalization between $2 million and $10 million.
-Once the company gets more popular it will probably become a big cap company, but for right now it’s only a mid cap company.
12.Large Cap: A stock with a market capitalization more than $10 million.
-Most companies that I invest in are large cap companies because they are very well known and sell a lot of products.
13. Dow Jones: an average price of 30 stocks in the U.S.
-today I saw the Dow Jones was up.
14.S and P 500: Commonly traded large cap stocks.
-I noticed that most companies are go to are a part of the S and P 500.
15.Russel 2000: An index measuring the performance of 2000 of the smallest companies.
-Many popular new companies are probably part of the russel 2000.
16.Treasury Bond: A bond with a fixed interest that is issued by the government.
-my grandma owns many treasury bonds that she has had since she was very young.
17.Inflation: The rising and falling of prices.
-the inflation in the stock market fluctuates a lot these days.
18.Gross domestic product: The money value of all the finished goods and Services produced within a countries Borders in a specific time period.
-The U.S. has a higher gross domestic product this year than they have had in the past couple of years.
19.Currency: Money.
-most people aren't making the amount of currency they want to.
20.Infrastructure: the basic physical systems of a business or nation.
-our infrastructure isn't doing too well right now, but it should get better soon.
21.Economy: The large set of related economic production and consumption Activities which aid in Determining how recourses are used.
-our economy is in a giant hole right now, but we are working our way out.
22.Economic System: the system of production, consumption, and distribution.
-we need to work on making our economic system a little bit better.
23. Supply and demand: higher demand means the prices of things will go up, as demand goes down, so does the prices on things.
-supply and demand in water is a lot higher in places in south Africa than it is here in America.
24.interest: The amount of extra money being charged while you pay something off.
-sometimes I think the interest I am paying n my house is much more than my house it's self is actually worth.
25.Assets: Anything you are Able to sell that is beneficial to you.
-The brackets that the bead shop produces is their main asset.
26.Accounts payable:Short term debt payments.
-I used my birthday money for my accounts payable to pay off my loan.
27.Accounts receivable: Money owed to you.
-Myparents owe me my accounts receivable for when I payed for their new car.
28.Amortize: installment payment.
-When I amortize my loan, the money Equals out better, and I Saw a better layout of it.
29.Economic index: data on a macroeconomic scale used to interpret current or future investment possibilities.
-the economic index is very helpful when imlooking to buy stocks.
30.Deperciation: When the value of something gets less over time.
-the Deperciation of linen has gone down a lot over the years.
31.Gross margin: Profits divided by net sales.
-By selling my ring for more than Gross margin I will have less of a chance of someone actually buying it.
32.Earnings per share:Portion of a companies profit of outstanding share of their common stocks.
-the earning per share of my favorite company is higher now than it ever has been before.
33.Liabilities: financial obligations or debts.
34.Overhead Expense: Income not directly related to goods or services.
35.Owners equity:A stock or any other security representing an ownership interest.
36. Production Cost: The cost of producing a good or providing a service.
37.Working capital:A measure of both a company's efficiency and it's short term financial health.
38.loan: money given to someone for a short period of time until it is paid back.
39.Loss leader: Offering a good or service that is not profitable, so they can offer another product or service For a greater profit to attract customers.
40.Scarcity: Economic wants,Unlimted wants and only limited resources.
41.Opportuity costs: The cost of an alternative in order to Pursue a certain action.
42.Explicit costs: Obvious cash flow outs.
43.Implicit costs: Costs that aren't easily accounted for.
44.Price: how much something costs.
45.Realitive price: The Realitive amount that something costs.
46.Incentives: A fee investors Pay to a fund manager.
47.Profit: the amount of money made off of a product.
48.Loss: When expensives exceed the overall income.
49.Equilibrium: When supply and demand Balance each other and the Price becomes equal.
50.Surplus: When there's too much Product than needed.
51.Shortage: The demand for product.
52.Minimum wage: The minimum amount of money An employee must receive for labor.
53.Price floor: The lowest price the government will allow an item to be sold for.
54.Bear market: A market condition where the Prices of securities are falling.
55.Bull market: Where the prices of securities are rising.
56.Boom: When the sales Of a product rapidly increases.
57.Bill of exchange: A non interest written order Used in international trade That binds one party to pay A fixed sum of money To another party At a predetermined future date.
58.Budget deficit: A financial Situation When an entity has more money going out than coming in.
59. Capital: Financial assets.
60.Sort cover: Buyng securities in order to Close an open short position.
- My mom's biggest dream has always been to own Walmart, so she bought a stock so now she does own part of it.
2. Bonds: A debt investment, where the investor loans money to a business or corporation that borrows funds and returns money with interest.
-My cousins business bought a bond in hope that the company would grow from it.
3. Dow Jones: A system of telling how the stock market is doing.
- My friend is really into the stock market, so she checks the Dow Jones frequently.
4. Equity: Ownership of an asset that is completely paid off.
- The old couple did not have home equity, but they later wish they had.
5. Dividends: A distribution of a portion of a company's earnings.
- When I buy my stock, I am getting a dividend from a certain company.
6. Earnings: The amount of profit a company produces.
- As treasurer of my fathers company, I have to take care of all the earnings.
7. Private companies vs. Public companies: Private companies do not sell their shares to more than 50 people, where as public companies share many shares.
- My moms small local company is a private company, so people can't buy shares of her company.
8. Growth stock: a stock of a corporation that has faster than average gains in earnings and is expected to continue to stay that way.
- My uncles corporation has a very fast growth stock.
9.Risk: The chance that an investments actual return will be different than expected.
-Susan didn’t want to take the risk of investing in a stock without doing much research on it.
10.Small Cap: A stock with a market capitalization less than $2 million.
-Jeffs company is not very big, so it’s considered a small cap company.
11.Mid Cap: A stock with a market capitalization between $2 million and $10 million.
-Once the company gets more popular it will probably become a big cap company, but for right now it’s only a mid cap company.
12.Large Cap: A stock with a market capitalization more than $10 million.
-Most companies that I invest in are large cap companies because they are very well known and sell a lot of products.
13. Dow Jones: an average price of 30 stocks in the U.S.
-today I saw the Dow Jones was up.
14.S and P 500: Commonly traded large cap stocks.
-I noticed that most companies are go to are a part of the S and P 500.
15.Russel 2000: An index measuring the performance of 2000 of the smallest companies.
-Many popular new companies are probably part of the russel 2000.
16.Treasury Bond: A bond with a fixed interest that is issued by the government.
-my grandma owns many treasury bonds that she has had since she was very young.
17.Inflation: The rising and falling of prices.
-the inflation in the stock market fluctuates a lot these days.
18.Gross domestic product: The money value of all the finished goods and Services produced within a countries Borders in a specific time period.
-The U.S. has a higher gross domestic product this year than they have had in the past couple of years.
19.Currency: Money.
-most people aren't making the amount of currency they want to.
20.Infrastructure: the basic physical systems of a business or nation.
-our infrastructure isn't doing too well right now, but it should get better soon.
21.Economy: The large set of related economic production and consumption Activities which aid in Determining how recourses are used.
-our economy is in a giant hole right now, but we are working our way out.
22.Economic System: the system of production, consumption, and distribution.
-we need to work on making our economic system a little bit better.
23. Supply and demand: higher demand means the prices of things will go up, as demand goes down, so does the prices on things.
-supply and demand in water is a lot higher in places in south Africa than it is here in America.
24.interest: The amount of extra money being charged while you pay something off.
-sometimes I think the interest I am paying n my house is much more than my house it's self is actually worth.
25.Assets: Anything you are Able to sell that is beneficial to you.
-The brackets that the bead shop produces is their main asset.
26.Accounts payable:Short term debt payments.
-I used my birthday money for my accounts payable to pay off my loan.
27.Accounts receivable: Money owed to you.
-Myparents owe me my accounts receivable for when I payed for their new car.
28.Amortize: installment payment.
-When I amortize my loan, the money Equals out better, and I Saw a better layout of it.
29.Economic index: data on a macroeconomic scale used to interpret current or future investment possibilities.
-the economic index is very helpful when imlooking to buy stocks.
30.Deperciation: When the value of something gets less over time.
-the Deperciation of linen has gone down a lot over the years.
31.Gross margin: Profits divided by net sales.
-By selling my ring for more than Gross margin I will have less of a chance of someone actually buying it.
32.Earnings per share:Portion of a companies profit of outstanding share of their common stocks.
-the earning per share of my favorite company is higher now than it ever has been before.
33.Liabilities: financial obligations or debts.
34.Overhead Expense: Income not directly related to goods or services.
35.Owners equity:A stock or any other security representing an ownership interest.
36. Production Cost: The cost of producing a good or providing a service.
37.Working capital:A measure of both a company's efficiency and it's short term financial health.
38.loan: money given to someone for a short period of time until it is paid back.
39.Loss leader: Offering a good or service that is not profitable, so they can offer another product or service For a greater profit to attract customers.
40.Scarcity: Economic wants,Unlimted wants and only limited resources.
41.Opportuity costs: The cost of an alternative in order to Pursue a certain action.
42.Explicit costs: Obvious cash flow outs.
43.Implicit costs: Costs that aren't easily accounted for.
44.Price: how much something costs.
45.Realitive price: The Realitive amount that something costs.
46.Incentives: A fee investors Pay to a fund manager.
47.Profit: the amount of money made off of a product.
48.Loss: When expensives exceed the overall income.
49.Equilibrium: When supply and demand Balance each other and the Price becomes equal.
50.Surplus: When there's too much Product than needed.
51.Shortage: The demand for product.
52.Minimum wage: The minimum amount of money An employee must receive for labor.
53.Price floor: The lowest price the government will allow an item to be sold for.
54.Bear market: A market condition where the Prices of securities are falling.
55.Bull market: Where the prices of securities are rising.
56.Boom: When the sales Of a product rapidly increases.
57.Bill of exchange: A non interest written order Used in international trade That binds one party to pay A fixed sum of money To another party At a predetermined future date.
58.Budget deficit: A financial Situation When an entity has more money going out than coming in.
59. Capital: Financial assets.
60.Sort cover: Buyng securities in order to Close an open short position.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Brands
The brands I have come up with that are included in my everday life are, Herbal Essences, which is my shampoo. I use Crest toothpaste, my cell phone is Motorola, my computer is Dell, my car is a Chrysler, my shoes are Converse, my music player is Zune, my tennis racket is a Head, my makeup is Cover Girl, and my game system is a Wii.
Monday, September 12, 2011
9/11
In my opinion there was no real winner to 9/11. Even though Al Qaeda's plan to scar our country and weaken our economy worked, doesn't mean they won. 10 years later we found Osama and killed him, but that doesnt mean we won. Our country has gained something from 9/11, so in a way they helped us. We got stronger, even though our economy and our personal families may have been struggling. We were more united than we had been in a long time.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Cause
My cause is to stop factory farming. Someone I might be able to talk to about this is Pulin Modi, who is the Action Team manager of PETA.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
My Goals
One of my goals for the end of this class is to be succesful. I hope to really get something out of this class and learn quite a bit. Learning and dealing with economics has never really been my thing, but hopefully learning about it in a different way will help me understand it more and start to apprciate it, since it's a big part of life.
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