The Stock Market Continued Personal Finance Mrs. Brewer
The Stock Market Game
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES Buy and Hold Buy and Sell Rapidly Time Frame Diversify
Stocks Large Cap – Greater than 10.9 Billion Blue Chip Stocks Higher Price Best Price Stability Least Risk Minimal Growth Potential
Stocks Mid Cap – Greater than 2.3 Billion Baby Blue Chips Greater Growth Potential Small Cap – Less than 2.3 Billion Growth and Tech StocksTech Stocks Potential Big Gains High Risk
Types of Stocks COMMON STOCK Shares sold to investors Gives Voting Rights May pay Dividends PREFERRED STOCK Shares sold to investors Guaranteed Fixed Dividends (paid before common stock dividends) No Voting Rights
Types of Stocks INCOME STOCKS Pay High Dividends Price of Stock does not rise quickly Utility Companies Transportation Companies GROWTH STOCKS Fast Growing No Dividends Potential for High Growth Riskier Ebay, Starbucks
Types of Stocks CYCLICAL STOCKS Price goes up and down with economy Alcoa Caterpillar DEFENSIVE STOCKS Resilient to economic cycles Wal-mart Auto Repair Shops Food Stores
Bonds Basically an IOU Promissory Note to Pay Specific Maturity Date –Short Term 1-5 Years –Long Term Years Issued in multiples of $1,000 or $5,000 Annual or Semiannual Interest Payments
Types of Bonds Corporate Bonds Municipal Bonds Government Bonds Issued by Corporations to raise money Public entity that issues bonds Treasury Notes Savings Bonds
Mutual Funds A mutual fund is a company that brings together money from many people and invests it in stocks, bonds or other assets. 401(K) Plans
HOW TO INVEST om/watch/ / Listen for these terms: Online Brokerage Full Service Brokerage Financial Planners/Advisor Direct Purchase Plan
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Stock Tables
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Stock Market Calculations PPL Dividend $1.40 on 150 Shares. How much did we earn? WalMart Buy 200 shares at Sell them at How much was your profit? McDonald’s closing stock price? Up or Down? How much?
The Rule of 72 How long will it take to DOUBLE my $$? 72 divided by Interest Rate = # Years 72/3%= 24 years
The Rule of 72 At what Interest Rate will my $$ Double? 72 divided by Years to Double = Interest Rate 72/10 years = 7.2%