1. © 2003 By Default! A Free sample background from www.powerpointbackgrounds.com Slide 1 “Our Strategy for Investing in 2006” Welcome to this presentation from the Duke Ellington Elementary Team Alexandria Bush Fonisha Pitchford Denzel Moore Travis Harrison LaNaisha Hobbs We hope you enjoy it

2. © 2003 By Default! A Free sample background from www.powerpointbackgrounds.com Slide 2 Buy and Hold Do your homework. Plan your way in AND your way OUT! Do your homework. Plan your way in AND your way OUT! Never Buy or Sell unless you can explain why! Never Buy or Sell unless you can explain why! Make connections between what you learn and what you already know. Make connections between what you learn and what you already know. The key is not knowing when to buy, but knowing when to sell! Remember, you only make or lose money when you sell. The key is not knowing when to buy, but knowing when to sell! Remember, you only make or lose money when you sell. Use insider trading reports as a guide. Use insider trading reports as a guide.

3. © 2003 By Default! A Free sample background from www.powerpointbackgrounds.com Slide 3 Our Portfolio BP BP –British Petrolueum 1.98% HES HES – Hess Oil, vertically integrated oil producer 24.80% AH AH –Armored Holdings, makers of bullet-proof vests and HumVee protection - 4.2% IBM IBM –Bluechip technology and services firm 11.65%.

4. © 2003 By Default! A Free sample background from www.powerpointbackgrounds.com Slide 4 Our Portfolio LUV LUV –Southwest Airlines -8.36% VG VG – Vonage Holdings 0.7%. SIRF SIRF –Sirf technologies, makers of embedded GPS chips 29.32%.

5. © 2003 By Default! A Free sample background from www.powerpointbackgrounds.com Slide 5 What worked Connecting current events, with the future impact on businesses. Connecting current events, with the future impact on businesses. SIRF SIRF –GPS is BIG and will be in everything Big OIL Big OIL –Volatile, but always growing due to increased global demand. Vonage Holdings 0.7%. IBM IBM –A Blue Chip technology stock. Part of the DOW.

6. © 2003 By Default! A Free sample background from www.powerpointbackgrounds.com Slide 6 What did not work Vonage Vonage –Too soon after the IPO. Wait for more history and PROFITABLE QUARTERS. Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines –It's an airline! Those things are like poison. OIL OIL –Volatile, but always growing due to increased global demand. Vonage Holdings 0.7%. Armored Holdings Armored Holdings –Defense contractors are only as good as their long-term contracts. Doubts about the war have caused a sell-off, resulting in lower stock price.

7. © 2003 By Default! A Free sample background from www.powerpointbackgrounds.com Slide 7 Our Portfolio LUV LUV –Southwest Airlines -8.36% VG VG – Vonage Holdings 0.7%. SIRF SIRF –Sirf technologies, makers of embedded GPS chips 29.32%.

8. © 2003 By Default! A Free sample background from www.powerpointbackgrounds.com Slide 8 Our Sources Zacks.com Zacks.com –Quotes, Charts and reports. Company Websites Company Websites –Annual Reports YAHOO! YAHOO! –News, Quotes, Charts and Investor Newsgroups Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune

9. © 2003 By Default! A Free sample background from www.powerpointbackgrounds.com Slide 9 Special thanks to: The Stock Market Game™ The Stock Market Game™ Program Sponsors: Program Sponsors: –Cabrera Capital Markets, Inc. –Chicago Tribune News in Education –HSBC – North America YAHOO! YAHOO! –News, Quotes, Charts and Investor Newsgroups Illinois Council on Economic Education Illinois Council on Economic Education Our Advisor Mr. Semeneck Our Advisor Mr. Semeneck