“Pay It Forward tuition plans” 4/29/14 “Pay It Forward tuition plans” How are “pay it forward” tuition plans different from how you pay for college now? (Side note: Can I have PSA rubrics back? I forgot to put them in PowerSchool…)
Good idea (Pros) Bad idea (Cons) Paying for college now: “Pay It Forward” tuition plans: Good idea (Pros) Bad idea (Cons)
4/29/14 Econ. Agenda Tax Policies papers! (pass back) 4th Quarter Essential Questions Intro. to the Stock Market (class notes) Finding companies on the Stock Market (online research) HW: Finding companies on the Stock Market wksht.
Tax Policies paper Overall: Great job!! Good points & evidence! Still need to focus on tying everything back to your point/thesis. Proofreading!!!!!!!!!! (Some of you need to do it.) Portfolio-worthy (Yes = can use as is; No = must edit to meet proficiency)
4th Quarter: Macroeconomics & Econ. in the News What is the state of the U.S. & world economy overall? How are the current economic issues facing the U.S. & world affecting your life?
4/29/14 Class notes – macroeconomics & the stock market study of the entire economy of a nation or the world stock market: a place where people buy or trade shares or stocks of a company
4/29/14 Class notes – macroeconomics & the stock market investing: Giving money with the expectation of receiving profit What is a stock or share? A small piece of a company that investors can buy Investors (you) buy shares of company: You own a part (share) of the company Companies use $$ to buy equipment, update technology, etc. If value of company increases, the investor makes money! If value of company decreases, the investor loses money.
You buy 1 share of Target stock today for $10. Example: You buy 1 share of Target stock today for $10. Tomorrow, the value of Target stock increases to $15. 2 options: Sell your stock and make $5 in profit! Keep your stock and hope price keeps increasing.
When companies earn $$ = Economy is good 4/29/14 Class notes – macroeconomics & the stock market What does the stock market have to do with U.S. economy as a whole? Goal of stock market success: Companies earn $ People spend $$ and buy more stuff Hire more people People earn $$ When companies earn $$ = Economy is good
How do you find companies on the stock market? Think of 10 products you use What company makes that product? http://finance.yahoo.com/ Find basic stock information for each company