Pyc370 Week 1 Reflection

During the 1920s or the “Roaring Twenties,” there was monumental social and political changes. The nation’s total wealth more than doubled, so there was lots of money to be spent and that's exacting what the American people did. One opportunity available for spending newly gained wealth was purchasing stocks from Wall Street , the banking district for the NYSE. For a while, buying stocks was something only the rich upper class could participate in but a new method of purchasing shares called “buying on margin” allowed the middle class to buy shares of stocks by borrowing the money from a broker

During the 1920's millions of Americans began investing in stocks for the first time. They heard about how rich people were getting by investing so they all decided to do it. Many new investors entered the stock market using borrowed money. Stock market prices rose steadily as inflated market demand outpaced increases in the capital value of businesses. Investors began to realize that a large imbalance existed between stock prices and the amount of money needed to back them up, and began to sell. On October 29, 1929, great numbers of people tried to sell their stocks all at once. This created chaos in the accounting of stocks and for brokers. The New York Stock Exchange and other exchanges prices dropped so dramatically that this event became known as the crash of 1929. Millions of investors lost their savings in the crash and many were deeply in debt since

Many people believe the Stock Market crash and the Great Depression are one in the same. In the nineteen twenties the Dow Jones went from sixty to four hundred. People became instant millionaires. Trading became America’s favorite pastime and a quick way to get rich. There were Americans mortgaging their home and investing their life savings in stock such as ford. However, there were many fake companies that formed to deceive the inexperience investors. Many investors did not believe that a crash was possible; they all thought the market would always go up.

The stock market has always intrigued me and I have since been eager to learn more about it. Starting back in January of this year, I ordered three textbooks on stock trading to become more informed on the subject. After reading these books, I gained further insight on stock trading which led me to open my own brokerage account where I could buy and sell stocks. I started by playing a stock simulation which was very similar in concept to StockTrak, a program we used in this class. I found that this helped provide me with a hands on experience which helped familiarize me with stock trading and learning how to manage and use my money efficiently. I continued to play this simulation for about two months and during this time my portfolio grew about 4%, which provided me a confidence boost and motivated me to invest in my real money into the stock market. In March of 2015, I officially began trading in the stock market and I continued to learn along the way. As of now, I have roughly nine months of stock trading experience. As stated previously, I have always had in interest in the stock market, but I never acted upon it until as recently as earlier this year. My interest in the stock market was peaked because I enjoy taking risks and the stock market

12. What advice about investing in the stock market did you find most interesting and/or useful?

The majority of people started selling their stocks and brokers sent out margin calls. People throughout the country watched the ticker (stock pricing machine) as the numbers meant their fate. The prices were falling down so quickly that the ticker fell behind. Stunned at the sudden crash, a crowd gathered outside the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street. Rumors spread that people were committing suicides, but none of them was true. It was a great relief when the panic decreased later as the day progressed. Large sums of money were invested by group of bankers just to convince others to stop selling their stocks. By the end of the day, people started buying stocks at “bargain prices.” On October 24th, double numbers of shares were sold, breaking the previous record. The stock market fell again four days later. An unexpected drop in the stock prices through a large section of the stock market is called a stock market crash. Usually during high economic periods, become greater than their original value, but if this fades; then the market investors would have to sell their stocks at a lesser value. As the stock prices decline, panic sales can set in causing the market to

During the Great Depression in 1929, there was Fernando Francisco the farmer with his only alluring and style 16 year old daughter Nancy Francisco at their barn. On a Tuesday morning in October 29, 1929, Fernando rocked back and forth, while glimpsing through the newspaper. Something caught his eye, it was this “The stock market has just crashed today, Wall street is in a panic and wiped out millions of investors.” After reading, Fernando went straight to the front of the entrance, and started to make billboards.

Drafting a final paper allows you to put together all the research you have conducted into one form and analyze it. Until I took this class, I honestly did not know half of the element involved in a proper research paper. I only knew the very basic components and not the fine details. I have learned that the fine details are the most important. Those details are what separates your paper from good to being great.

I feel that this semester of WRIT 300 has taught me a lot the writing process and the different learning outcomes for the WRIT 300 course. This semester I thought was going to be very difficult because of this class, since I feel that writing is my weak point. I feel like I would have rate myself for the beginning of the course on how well I feel about writing on a scale of one to ten. I would give myself in the beginning of the semester a five. Therefore, I will be describing how I have done on each learning out come and how I have improved from the beginning to the end.

Over the 1920's, many American's wealth increased substantially. This caused many to look to find a place to invest their new found earnings in something that felt safe from inflation. Many people felt that the stock market was a safe one way bet, causing customers to buy shares by taking out loans from banks, but in 1929 everything changed. After reaching its peak earlier that year, on October 29, 1929, what they call “Black Tuesday” hit Wall Street causing investors to trade over 16 million shares on just the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars vanished, wiping out thousands of investors. Most people believe that the Stock Market crash can be blamed on over eagerness and false expectations. In the years leading up to 1929, the stock market held, what the consumers thought, to be the next gold rush. People bought shares with the expectations of making more money. As share prices rose, people started to borrow money to invest in the stock market. The aftermath of the crash put into motion, what is called the darkest time, economically, in American history the Great

It is often said that perception outweighs reality and that is often the view of the stock market. News that a certain stock may be on the rise can set off a buying spree, while a tip that one may be on decline might entice people to sell. The fact that no one really knows what is going to happen one way or the other is inconsequential. John Kenneth Galbraith uses the concept of speculation as a major theme in his book The Great Crash 1929. Galbraith’s portrayal of the market before the crash focuses largely on massive speculation of overvalued stocks which were inevitably going to topple and take the wealth of the shareholders down with it. After all, the prices could not continue to go up forever. Widespread speculation was no doubt a

The Stock Market is a vast and confusing setting. It has influence on many aspects of the economy like pensions, bond markets, and even retirement accounts. However, many aren 't educated about how the Stock market works, how it affects the economy, the difference between stocks versus bond and mutual funds, nor the amount of illegal activities taking part within the stock market.

It was 1929, and in the United States things could not be better for those smart enough, or for that matter, brave enough, to gamble on the Stock Market. All of the big stocks were paying off handsomely, the little ones too. However, as much as analysis tried to tell the people that this period of great wealth would last, no one could imagine what would come of the United States economy in the next decade. The reasons for this catastrophic event in American 20th century history are numerous, and in his book, The Great Crash, John Kenneth Galbraith covers the period and events which lead up to the downward spiral in the fall of 1929 and the people behind the scenes on Wall Street who helped this fire spread.

From September 3rd, 2015 to October 28th, 2015, our group was given the opportunity to manage an investment portfolio, with the goal of maximizing the value of the portfolio through acquiring, holding, and selling stock. The beginning cash balance of the portfolio was $100,000, and our group had the ability to make up to 500 trades. During this time period, our group made 20 stock purchases and sold stock twice. At the close of business on October 28, 2015, the value of our group’s portfolio increased from $100,000 to $106,785.33, yielding a return of  6.78% (((106785.33/100,000)-1) x 100)). In comparison to the S&P 500 returned at 7.16% and the Dow Jones having a return of 8.65% (Yahoo).

My story really starts in the beginning of 1983. I was very much excited about the new year. I was confident that the stock market was going to be great, and money would be rolling in. I, however, didn’t account for the new competition.