1. Intro to Stocks and the Market

2. What is a Stock? A share of ownership in a corporation. Hold stock = shareholder Can buy shares at a price. Can sell shares also at a price. Money in hand vs. Money on paper

3. Corporation? Company that sells stock! This IS a legal definition.

4. WHERE Do I Buy Stocks? NYSE (Dow Jones)…”Wall Street” NASDAQ…tech / new Foreign markets

5. HOW do I Buy Stocks? Need to be 18 Go to a broker Online  E-Trade

6. WHEN Can I Buy? NYSE  9:30 am to 4:00 pm  Eastern Time! On-Line  Pretty much anytime!

7. Does Every Company Offer Stock? No! Some are “private” Reasons to “go public”  Called the IPO (Initial Public Offering)  Raise money  Continue profits  Share profits!

8. A Good Idea?

9. Terms to Know Company Name Ticker Symbol Share Price Range

10. HOW Do I Make Money? 1) Through dividends  Some companies pay shareholders a percentage of their profits. 2) Sell your stock  Difference between money in hand OR money on paper.

11. Examples… Ticker Symbol # of shares$ when bought Total Investments$ when sold+/-- AAPL100 SBUX100 GOOG100

12. Apple – 1 Day

13. Apple - 5 Years

14. Starbucks – 1 Day

15. Starbucks – 10 Years

16. Google – 1 Day

17. Google – Entire History

18. Halliburton – Oil and Construction

19. Boeing - Airlines

20. American International Group (AIG)

21. Enron

22. Stock Portfolio The collection of stocks you own. Portfolio make up will depend on your goals…  Retirement  Make extra money  Pay for college …and your age.  Close to retirement?  How old are the kids?

23. Eggs? All eggs in one basket? Why or why not? Diversification!  Spreading your money around!