Bellringer (5 minutes) What is a bond? What is stock? What is a household asset?

Financial algebra 13 September 2018

announcements I find myself with a bit of a quandary We’ve completed the content of Chapter 3 already… Your quiz was likely to be next week anyway, but now you have options Would you like to… Review after content is done today and have the quiz Monday? Review Monday and have the quiz Thursday?

Mutual funds A fund created for a group of investors to pool their money. These funds allow the group as a whole to go after larger investments. Consider a single person may not have enough money to buy 100 shares of Google stock ($1171.60 at last glance) A group of 50 people might have enough money to cover the amount however A professional takes control over the funds to decided what stocks and bonds to purchase/sell You do not have to be an expert to invest But if something goes wrong, all investors will share the pain

Real estate Property consisting of land or buildings and the natural resources found therein Uncultivated flora and fauna Farmed crops and livestock Water and mineral deposits When we had our Monopoly activity, you had to decide if it was worth purchasing the property But you probably didn’t consider if there were other resources on those slots Blood Diamond wars Sierra Leone, Liberia, Angola, the Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Stock activity Pretend you are a person placed in charge of attaining 500 shares of stock for an investment group. You have been given a budget of $75,000 Locate and calculate the best composition of the stock portfolio you would make. You cannot have more than 500 shares, must pick at least 3 companies and you cannot go over $75,000 You may work with a partner. Make sure both of your names are on the paper.