Stock Market Observation Paper

Imagine trying to balance having a large family, having a job, and being the leader of a large scout troop. There are many important jobs and tasks that have to be done for each of these responsibilities. These are just a few of the many important jobs that Mr. Stock has to do in his daily life. I admire how he is able to balance all of these things. Mr. Stock has many kids to take care of. He has a job to be able to support his family. Like that all was not enough for him, he is also the leader at my scout troop. Overall he is a very hardworking, persistent, and kind individual.

The stock market works by increasing the value of stocks based upon multiple factors. One of the factors is company performance. The better the company is doing the more stocks will increase and vice versa. Another factor is the demand. The more demand the bigger the price and also vice versa. So to maximize the amount of money you get from a stock you need many people buying that stock and having the company do well.

The Dow Jones is a stock index that includes thirty blue chip stocks, which are the superior public companies on the stock market. The Dow helps show how the stock market is fairing as a whole. It was invented by Charles Dow an American Journalist and one of his business partners Edward Jones who was a statistician in 1896. The thirty stocks on the Dow Jones Industrial Average are price weighted and trade on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. The Dow although very expansive in the data it shows is not always the best way to show how the economy and sometimes even the stock market is doing. But knowing how it became to be what is today and how it serves traders on the stock market is important information for anyone in the financial business field to know.

Instead of the repetitive vision I was seeing I wanted to take an approach as if I was a different person seeing this schedule for the first time. Mental models are powerful and can affect what we do and how we see our mental image of the situation. My plan was to look at my planner and to approach my week in a different manner. My plan was to adjust the time I was spending in the mornings to review work and school work to have more time to sleep before work.

If I had to choose a career in the business related industry after graduating high school, I would choose to be a Market Research Analyst. As a Market Research Analyst, I will study market conditions to examine potential sales of a product or service. Not only that, but I will also help companies understand what products people want, who will buy them, and at what price.

The Time Paradox by Philip Zimbardo and John Boyd covers two main subjects, time and one 's life, and how one can strengthen the relationship between both to overall live a better life. With thirty-plus years of research Philip G. Zimbardo and John Boyd have discovered new methods to help one live a meaningful life through the use of time management. To understand ones time management the individual will better understand themselves, it will also assist the individual to better their lives and help them move forward. Time is constantly moving so to utilize time management means one can take hold on their life and spend it the most meaningful productive way. Zimbardo and Boyd have addressed six major attitudes toward time. They have also created a way to help identify your own time perspective and alongside provided exercises to help you expand your time orientation. Before we begin to learn how to utilize time we must learn the importance of time and why it matters.

Since I’ve been in school this semester time has been my friend and foe. I’ve always been the one to procrastinate but I must say I learned that I work well under pressure. I’m a mother so my daily schedule is usually repetitive. There are some days

The act of time management has been a struggle throughout my life because I haven’t always had a conscious choice in my actions. This inability to manage my time effectively is explained through my diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). “ADHD is a disorder that comprises a constellation of symptoms including inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity.” (Davidson, 2007, p. 628) The way the brain functions for someone with ADHD affects the perception of time, planning, organisation, working memory, self-regulation, self-efficacy, among others (Davidson, 2007). Even though the way time management may vary for me in my execution, review and analysis of the current literature

With the busy lives, we have it is important to understand time management, not just us but our family and friends. Time management can make or break us. Being able to set enough time aside dedicated just for school work, in a quiet place is part of time management (Chambers, 2015). There being only 24 hours in the daytime has to be used wisely and not misused. Unfortunately, there is no pause button on the day, so we all have learned to manage our daily activities (FESTJENS, A., & JANISZEWSKI, C. (2015).

On May 17, 1792 24 stock brokers signed the Buttonwood Agreement on Wall Street in New York City under a Buttonwood tree. The agreement formed a centralized exchange that eliminated the need for auctioneers. It also set up rules for the trading of public bonds that were used to pay for the American Revolution. In 1817, a formal organization was setup and named the New York Stock Exchange & Board. In 1863 it was renamed the New York Stock Exchange and in 1903 it moved to its present headquarters at 18 Broad Street.

Of all the thousands of thoughts you have per day, there are plenty that start with “I have to go to/I have to get/I have to pick up/I have to remember” and tumble around for days just to be forgotten. Why take up that valuable mental space carrying over repetitive to-dos, appointments, wishes, and important ideas hour to hour when they could be written down? Grab a notebook, Trello board, markdown file, stack of sticky notes, or a sheet of printer paper and write down everything you’re trying to remember. The planning community calls this a braindump. (I personally have an “ugly notebook” for braindumps where I don’t care what my handwriting

THE MONTH OF AUGUST - The worst performing month for the S&P 500 since 1992 has been August. The stock index has suffered an average loss of 0.7% (total return) during August over the last 25 years (1992-2016). The best performing month since 1992 has been April, gaining an average of +1.9% (total return). The S&P 500 consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity and industry group representation. It is a market value weighted index with each stock's weight in the index proportionate to its market value (source: BTN Research).

The United States of America became a financial superpower during the Twentieth century; because its currency has been adopted as the world's reserve currency, and from having the world's largest economy. It occupies the first place in the stock market, accounting 53\% of the world total value. It's followed by Japan (8.4\%), and United Kingdom (6.2\%). Moreover, it also has the world's largest bond market \citep{RYB17}.

Imagine having a family with beautiful children, you are the head of the household and control all of the financial decisions. You decide to find ways to improve your household’s income and decide invest your entire income into the stock market, now your beautiful family are victims of the stock market’s rollercoaster ride. You don’t know if you’ll wake up rich or lose everything, it’s quite the rush. The stock market is a very complex subject, there are experts and people who think they are experts. It revolves around one subject, and one subject only Money. No matter experience level, or knowledge on the stock market; no single person is able to give a for sure answer on whether a stock will go up, down, or completely fail. Stock

In order to find the daily and annualized return for Microsoft, the daily market closes are taken from 3rd March 1986. Based on this, the daily returns for each day have been taken till 17th March 2015. These daily returns are then average to lead to a daily average return of 0.05% for the stock. When this amount is annualized, it leads to an annualized return of around 19.75% for the stock. In order to find the daily return for the market, the NASDAQ index has been taken. This is used as a proxy for the market as Microsoft is listed in the NASDAQ Index. The same process is applied where the daily returns for the index are found based on closing prices and then those returns are averaged over the period considered. These daily returns are then annualized.