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.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
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.
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