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Module: Your Options for Savings and Investing, Topic Application: Stock Research Research Chart Research Information Apple Inc. Alphabet Inc. Ticker symbol on the NYSE AAPL GOOG Opening price $190.23 $125.13 Closing price $190.69 $125.70 High $191.18 $127.09 Low $189.63 $124.90 52-week high $194.48 $129.55 52-week low $124.17 $83.45 Price/Earnings ratio $32.40 $28.32 Dividend/yield 0.50% 0.00% Questions Once you have gathered the necessary information for your potential investments, answer the following questions. 1. Based on daily performance, which of your stock choices was more profitable? a. Based on daily performance, I believe that Apple stocks are more profitable compared to Google stocks because the opening and closing prices are both higher than Google stocks. 2. Based on annual performance, which of your stock choices was more profitable? a. Based on annual performance, I believe that Apple stocks are still more profitable compared to Google stocks because the 52-week highs and lows are both higher than Google stocks. 3. Which of your stocks do you believe has more potential for long-term growth? Why? a. I believe that Apple has more potential for long-term growth because when compared to Google stocks, Apple tends to have less major fluctuations as opposed to Google stocks. 4. Which of your stocks do you believe has a higher level of risk? Why?
a. I suppose that Google has a higher level of risk because as I mentioned in the previous question, Google tended to have major fluctuations, meaning that it did not have a steady stock price throughout the year. Some days the stock would be very high, while others would be really low. Therefore, I see it as stocks that are very unpredictable tend to have a higher level of risk. 5. After you have researched, are you still interested in investing in these two companies? Why or why not? a. After I have researched, I am still interested in only investing Apple stocks, not Google stocks because of how unpredictable this company stock prices are. I would typically trust a company who has a lower risk and more steady prices. 6. What income sources could you use in the future to invest in the stock market? a. Some income sources I could use in the future to invest in the stock market could be disposable income, dividends from other existing investments, or even inheritance money. 7. What fees and brokerage costs are associated with investing in the stock market? a. The fees and brokerage costs that are associated with investing in the stock market are most likely commission fees charged by the brokerage institution and commission fees charged on buying or selling stocks.
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