Just+Me

=//Just Me//= =CSD_55_A16=

Marci R.
=__Initial Research:__=

=Good Consumer: = 
 * Think about the brands and goods that are "must-haves" for you, your friends, and your family.
 * Where do you tend to shop or dine out?
 * What are some companies that strike you as being particularly impressive?
 * Look at the stuff you, your friends, and your family own - it might not be unreasonable to invest in some of these companies!

//I chose ths profile because I wanted something that is beneficial for me and my family. Replace this text with 4-5 complete sentences about why you chose this profile over the others. Why do you think that this will be a good profile to invest with?//
 * Initial Philosophy:**

//Either fill in this chart, or make your own system for organizing this information on your wiki page.//
 * Initial Research:**

This company is one that fulfills peoples necessities in almost anything. From cars, food products, apparel, cosmetics, hair products, gaming, and many more things of daily use. Its performance level is decent and has a small percent increase value. Even though it goes up and down, its a good company to invest on.
 * **Company Name** || **Stock Symbol (make it a hyperlink to research page)** || **Price per share when researched.** || **Briefly, why are you attracted to this stock?** || **Roughly, How many thousands of dollars to Invest? (Enter number)** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Wal-Mart || WMT || 49.63 || It is a popular, successful and needed store. || 20,000 ||
 * Jack in the Box || JACK || 18.31 || Nobody can live without fast food. || 20,000 ||
 * Verizon Wireless || VZ || 28.12 || No one can not have a cell phone. Its a necessity and this is a well-known company || 40,000 ||
 * AT&T || ATT || 24.34 || It has many services to provide and its performance level is doing well. || 20,000 ||
 * __Wal-Mart__**
 * __Wal-Mart__**
 * __Wal-Mart__**

Because of peoples addictions and craving for junk food, these places have become very successfull. Crisis or not, these places are visited regularly either by workers on there lunch breaks, teenagers whos parents work or just families dining out. As long as these restaurants are put in good areas, they will continue to have an increasing stock value.
 * __Jack in the Box__**

Cell phones are a necessity in the life of many people and when they are used, they are usually spent on a lot wether its on the services, the actual phone, or even accesories. It is also one of the strongest cell phone companies and service provider.
 * __Verizon Wireless__**

When researching your stocks, look at the following: 5-year performance, stock performance against comparable companies, Dividend Information.
 * Identify which stocks you'd like to invest in. (You don't have to use all the stocks you researched!) For each stock, please give a 2-3 sentence justification, based on some sort of performance evidence, your own thoughts, or other information that could make this a good company.

=__Once Stocks Are Purchased:__=

//1. Replace this text with your embedded spreadsheet// to track investments, costs, loss, etc.
//2. Be sure to **physically print out** the confirmation page showing what stocks you purchased!

3. For each of the companies that you choose to invest in, please give me the following://


 * 1) Wal-Mart
 * 2) WMT
 * 3) Sells household products, food, carparts, gym equiptment, clothing, ect.


 * 1) Wells Fargo & Co.
 * 2) WFC
 * 3) Exchange where Stock Trades
 * 4) Banking company. Keeps peoples' money organized, provides financial help, refinances.
 * 5) Location of Corporate Headquarters
 * 6) Add hyperlinks as appropriate to a news article that has some impact/implication on your company's stock performance.

4. Revisit your investment strategy and portfolio - once early-March, and once early April. Report the following:
 * 1) How are the stocks doing?
 * 2) Any particular good or bad ones?
 * 3) How are bigger economic / current events issues impacting your stock?
 * 4) (Feel free to buy or sell stocks as needed!)

=__**End of Project:**__=
 * 1) Complete your spreadsheet. Calculate the "Final Overall Gain/Loss"
 * 2) Make a pie chart of your holdings, based on $ invested in each stock.
 * 3) Re-evaluate your initial investment philosophy. Now that the game is completed, how did it work for you? What would you have tried to do differently? How did stocks that you initially research, but did not purchase, fare? (Solid 1-paragraph assessing your strategy, 1 paragraph describing what you would try differently.)
 * 4) Please print/link and thoroughly discuss current events article for two of your companies.
 * 5) Project Reflection: What did you learn? What did you have troubles with? Anything that I can do as a teacher to make this project more helpful for you? (1 paragraph)