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Stephanie P.
=__Initial Research:__=

=Investor For A Cause: = 
 * Are there any problems or injustices in the world that corporations should be more responsible in handling?
 * Consider:
 * "Green" Companies
 * Fair Treatment of Workers
 * Corporate philosophy of being particularly responsible or kind to communities
 * Research and Development of alternative/sustainable energy, etc.

//The reason because I chose this profile is because I know that today many green companies that want to improve the environment. Also because these companies are changing not just to help the planet but also because they want a change in the economy. By investing in this kind of companies I know that they have a purpose that will make a difference by turning green. I am sure that many people will want to invest in these companies because we all want a change that is no only based on money but other purposes as the environment and researches that will make a difference.//
 * Initial Philosophy:**

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 * Initial Research:**


 * **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)** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 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. Embed the stock price widget here.

3. 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) Name of Company
 * 2) Stock Symbol
 * 3) Exchange where Stock Trades
 * 4) Brief summary of what the company does
 * 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 Mid-October, and once Mid-November. 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)