Goizueta Investors January 30, 2008
Agenda Newsletter Introduction Market Recaps Domestic International Stock Market Game Update Book Review GI Market Challenge DOW Contest Upcoming Events
GI Challenge How many M&Ms are in the jar? guesses to Winner announced at next meeting
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5 Dow 12, % Nasdaq % S&P % Domestic Market Recap January 2008 A: Dow ends first week down 676 (1/8) B: Merrill loses $9.83 billion, Dow loses 306 (1/17) C: Fed cuts rates to 3.5% (1/22) D: Dow jumps 600 in afternoon (1/23) E: Fed cuts rates to 3.0%( 1/30) B C D E A
6 Economy 2007 New-home Sales: -26.4% Dec. Median Home Price: -10.9% Largest decline in 27 years CPI: +4.1% Dec-to-Dec Largest increase since GDP: +2.2% Slowest growth since
7 Interesting News Howard Schultz returns to Starbucks, back to basics (1/9) Oracle acquires BEA Systems for $8.5 billion, will expand product offerings (1/17) Rogue trader Jerome Kerviel loses €4.9 billion ($7.2 billion) at Societe Generale in Paris (1/24) 3
Market Recap: International 1/1/08 – 1/29/08 EnglandFTSE % GermanyXETRA-DAX % FranceCAC % ChinaHANG SENG23, % JapanNIKKEI 22513, %11.9%
Market Recap: International US Dollar vs. British Pound
Market Recap: International US Dollar vs. Euro
Market Recap: International US Dollar vs. Yen
Market Recap: International 2007: Strong International Growth Euro-Zone: +2.6% China: +11.4% Latin America: +5.4% 2008: Concerns about U.S. Weakness Euro-Zone: +1.6% China: +10% Latin America: +4.3%
11 Fantasy Stock Market Rankings DateRankingUserGain since InceptionTotal Portfolio Value 1/28/20081Pear77.83%$17,783 2 tmac %$12,297 3gregoryrives13.36%$11,336 4sicric %$11,005 5micht %$10,767 6jbasago7.37%$10,737 7lazehaze3.45%$10,345 8Smasor3.41%$10,341 9repz %$10,030 10cmeade %$10,030
11 Fantasy Stock Market Game
GI Market Challenge At what level will the Dow close on 2/22? guesses to Check it at: Deadline: 11:59p on Friday, 2/15 Winner announced at next meeting
14 Book Review C = Current Quarterly Earnings per Share: The higher the better A = Annual Earnings Increases: Significant growth N = New Products, Management, Highs: Buying at the right time S = Supply and Demand: Shares Outstanding, Big Volume L = Leader or Laggard: Which one is yours? I = Institutional Sponsorship: Follow the Leaders M = Market Direction: How to determine it How to Make Money in Stocks By William J. O’Neil
Reminder: GI Roundtable
Upcoming Events 2/8: Mock Interviews 2/12: Interview Seminar # 1 2/19: Interview Seminar # 2 3/6: Bowling Night 3/19: GI Day 3/26: Movie Night: Boiler Room
What’s Ahead 2/1: Jobs Data (8:30am) 2/1: ISM Manufacturing Survey (10:00am) 2/19: Deadline for GI Market Challenge