Stock Market Project

Choosing two profitable stocks amongst a myriad of potential alternatives is a daunting task to say the least. In order to narrow my choices from thousands to two, I examined several aspects of companies I was interested in. Among these were, company overview, alpha and beta ratings, price ratios, price charts, and company headlines. After evaluating this information, I chose Intuit INC (INTU) listed on the NASDAQ and Johnson and Johnson (JNJ) listed on the NYSE.

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

For my stock game I invested into seven different stocks. The seven stocks I invested in were Microsoft, Boeing, Cisco Systems, the Clorox Company, 3M, Wal-Mart, and US oil. The reason I invested into these stocks was that their value was dropping or it was low so i was trying to make big gains thinking the stock prices would go up a lot. That didn't seem to be the case because i lost almost $2000. The stock that hurt me the most was my US oil stock. I bought 500 shares of it and the stock went down 23.23% so i lost a total of $1,720 on it. When i bought it i had a feeling that the price of oil was going to go up but it did the opposite and went down. Another stock that i lost money off of was Cisco systems. The stock went down 6.53% since i bought it causing me to

Although, we were asked to only keep track of the stock for a couple of weeks, I looked at the stocks part history to make sure I chose an appropriate choice. While mostly all my peers chose Apple or Google, I chose Macy’s since they’re a huge company with stores all over the world. I made the mistake to judge the stock from a month’s worth of data. During the month of July, the stocks were doing good and I chose 220 stocks at the price of $22.35, which I thought was a good deal. During the month of September which was the month I started checking on the stock, the value dropped immensely. On September 18, each stock was worth $20.10, with 220 stocks, the price was $495 than what was originally ‘payed’ for.

First thing I would change would be to find more information. Throughout the game I made quick decisions without really doing any reseraching. If I saw that the company was down I often quickly invested, which in some cases really helped, but in more cases it really hurt me financially. The second thing that I would do differently would be to not invest most of my money in one company. The very first day of the stock game I invested $93,000 dollars into one company. Although I ended up making money on that investment, there were many times that I lost money from my “all in” method.

On May 17th, 2017 I bought one hundred Canadian Tire stocks for the price of $152.59 per stock. When I bought this stock I thought that it would be profitable because we were nearing warmer weather. It was beginning

The “Stock Market” is a term that actually describes several markets such as the New York Stock Exchange NASDAQ, where the stocks of companies are traded. Shares in a company are sold and the shareholders then become part owners of the company. Offering shares of stock raises money for continued research and development of company products or services.

3. At what price would you recommend that Rosetta Stone shares be sold?Rosetta Stone: Pricing the 2009 IPO

Toward the beginning of the stock market game, I honestly did not know what I was doing, but I managed to remain in the Top 10 ranks, which made me feel like I was doing something right or correct. However, after finding out how the stock market actually worked, I began testing out some strategies such as short-selling and covering, but to my dismay, I wasn’t very good at it. I invested in random stocks that I “thought” would be successful and didn’t think much of it, until I went for it. With all the penalties in mind, I tried my best to keep my account updated, so that it wouldn’t go back too far behind, but the more that I tried fixing my account, the worse I found myself.

For the month of December, I was given an assignment consisting of $100,000 and four stocks to invest in. My four stocks were The Ralph Lauren Corp., Visa Inc., Master card Inc. and The Chevron Corp. As stated I was given a month to record my data and I ended up with a total capital gain of $5,518.36 for the one month period for my investments. I have to thank you Mr. Acker, this project was not difficult, but it did confuse me. Receiving this assignment scared me in a way, because I didn’t know what I was getting into. The finance world is scary and tricky, one minute the market is doing good and other days it would be low. While calculating my capital gains or losses I thought I would lose a larger

Next, I invested in a popular food and beverage company, PepsiCo Inc. PepsiCo is comprised of multiple consumer segments in North America such as: Frito Lay, Quaker Foods, Aunt Jemima mixes and syrups, Aunt Jemima mixes and syrups, Quaker Chewy granola bars, Cap n Crunch and Life cereals, and Rice-A-Roni side dishes. The popular beverage segment includes beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods such as Pepsi, Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Aquafina, etc. Since PepsiCo is worldwide, it has a handful of segments that provide consumer goods to various country and serves wholesale distributors. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York and expanded worldwide first entering Japan an Eastern Europe in 1966 (PepsiCo). The company was established by a merger with Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay and continues to add more brand names to its company today. On March 22nd, 2014 the net income applicable to common shares was 1,216,000,000 this number is a slight decrease from the 1,742,000,000 net income applicable to common shares on December 28, 2013 (Yahoo Finance). Earnings this year have been good with a positive numerical percentage of 3.76%. In the past year PepsiCo has invested five billion dollars in Mexico. This five-year investment plan Focuses on Innovation and Brand

     The New York Stock Exchange traces its origin back 200 years. Centuries of growth and innovation the NYSE remains the world’s foremost securities marketplace. Over the years its commitment to investors has been unwavering and its persistent application of the latest technology has allowed it to maintain a level of market quality and service that is unparalleled. The NYSE has grown to become the global marketplace of today.

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).

Just after the student decided what he wanted to invest; He invested a small amount of money to prevent a big loss. The first investment was made in a mutual fund; This kind of stock grows slow, this makes them easier to manage and safer. The student invested $2,000 in a company called ‘American Funds Euro Pacific Growth A (AEPGX)’. It is a company that helps small businesses to growth; according to the charts the student thought it was a good idea to start investing in this company, since it is a long term the price of the stock rises or decreases in a slow rate.

1. An international bank loaned money to an emerging country a few years ago. Because of the nonpayment of interest due on this loan, the bank is now negotiating with the borrower to exchange the loan for Brady bonds. The Brady bonds that would be issued would be either par bonds or discount bonds with the same time to maturity.