In 9th grade Economics we played a Virtual Stock Market game that shadows the actual market. My purpose for investing in our stock market game was for a senior trip to California. In order to be able to go this senior trip, I will need $5,000 in the span of 4 years. This would be $1,250 a year. For this game, my investment strategies varied depending on how I was doing. At the start of the game, I invested in random, everyday stores, restaurants, and companies my families used. Most of them ended