WeSeed and the Stock Market
Review-Vocabulary Three Uses of Money: – Investing – Saving – Spending Banks: An establishment or business that is used for the custody, loan, or exchange of money Interest: A charge for borrowed money Value: A fair return or equivalent in goods, services, or money for something exchanged.
Vocabulary Company: Is any entity, anything from small businesses to partnerships and corporations, that makes a service or good that the maker can sell for money. Share: A single unit of ownership in a company. Private: Usually only have a few owners. Negotiate business transactions within the company. Private investors. Public: A company that has sold a portion of itself to the public through Initial Public offering. Shareholders now have a claim to the companies profit. IPO: Initial Public Offering. Where shares of a stock in a company are sold to the public.
Review Good or Bad? – Ask those three questions It is extremely important to know about the company you invest in. If it makes a profit, you make a profit. Must educate yourself by reading the Financial Report as well as News Articles.
Current Event What are current events? – Present-time news events that concern people, places, and ideas (In our case, companies). Do you think these effect your companies? Profit? Value? Why? Current events have everything to do with how your company is doing. Affymax(AFFY)
Today… 1.You are going to go into your WeSeed account and open your Portfolio. 2.See how your value is 3.Click on one of your companies. Read one article about that company and fill in the worksheet 4.Repeat for all of your companies. 5.Answer this question: How do current events effect your companies profit or value? Give an example using an article you just read.