Stock+Market+Game+-+2008

(First Name, Last Initial) Class Period ||
 * Wiki Team Name Team Members
 * Preliminary Research: ||
 * Which Companies Would Most Interest You? Why? ||
 * Company Name || Stock Symbol ||

=Stock Project Report - Due Date: May 7= //You may copy this outline into Word Processor if you would like, and replace section/subsection info. with your work.//


 * 1) Cover Page: Wiki Team Name, SMG Team ID, Group Member(s), Class Period
 * 2) Introduction (20 points):
 * 3) Investing Strategy / Philosophy (2 paragraphs), answering the following questions:
 * 4) Which sectors/industries did you choose to invest in, and why?
 * 5) Why did you choose the particular companies that you chose to invest in?
 * 6) Realistically, what kind of expectation did you have in their performance?
 * 7) Chart of your stocks held, containing the following information:
 * 8) Name of Company, Stock Symbol, # Shares, Purchase Price, Close of Game Price
 * 9) Summary of Overall Performance (1 paragraph), answering the following:
 * 10) Which stocks gained value? Lost value?
 * 11) Overall value at purchase vs. overall value at end of game?
 * 12) Any particular surprises / disappointments?
 * 13) If I were to re-do this project… (1 paragraph)
 * 14) What would you try differently?
 * 15) Would you have sold earlier?
 * 16) Company Information (20 points) (one page for each company listed in introduction):
 * 17) Include the Following:
 * 18) Name of Company
 * 19) Location of Headquarters
 * 20) Brief Summary of what Company is Known for
 * 21) 3-Month Chart of Stock Performance
 * 22) For two of your companies, print out and comment on a current events article that could have affected value of your stocks.
 * 23) Reflection / Feedback (10 points)
 * 24) Paragraph 1: What did you learn about stocks and investing?
 * 25) Paragraph 2: Any suggestions for improving/refining assignment?

Grading Expectations:

 * 1) This is to be typed and arranged in the format specified above
 * 2) One paper for each GROUP
 * 3) I expect evidence of proofreading: capitalization, punctuation, etc.
 * 4) This report will be given to me IN PAPER FORM - I WILL NOT BE YOUR PRINTER, and WILL NOT GIVE YOU CLASS TIME TO PRINT ON DUE DATE.