1. Monetary Policy and Stock Market

2. Objectives Agenda: Objectives: SWBAT describe the role of the Fed in setting monetary policy and the importance of saving and investing for future short-term and long term goals. Agenda: - CBM - Monetary Policy Video (Crash Course) - Stock & Securities Activity

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dugn51K_6WA&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPNZwz5_o_5uirJ8gQXnhEO&index=11

4. How Does the Stock Market Work? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnJCOof2HJk&safe ty_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnJCOof2HJk&safe ty_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

6. Stock Activity We will all invest a fictional $10,000 for the rest of the semester Today - “BYOT” Research stocks What phase of development is the company? Is it global or domestic? Demographics? Who wants this product? What is the economic cycle ? Good, bad? Cyclical? Today - Pick 5 stocks/bonds/mutual funds to invest in – (use “Stock Trainer” app in android) (“Stock Tracker” for i-phones) Diversify Avoid obvious risks Short term or long term?

7. Today – Write down the stocks you chose, the price TODAY, and why you selected those stocks &/or mutual funds. This Quarter – Check your stocks at least once a week and write down the progress of the stocks (↑ or ↓) The last week of the quarter we will have a brief presentation on your investment portfolio and how it responded over the quarter. I will give a prize for most money won & lost It does not matter if you made money or lost it. What matters is that you learn something about selecting stocks/bond/securities and how to track it.

8. Exit Ticket On a piece of paper – write down the 5 stocks/bonds/mutual funds you selected and their codes