Investopedia Trial

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Investopedia Trial

• By Colin Rust Garret Neighbors

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What is Investopedia?

• Investopedia is a website dedicated to investing
  education.
• Investopedia offers articles, tutorials, test
  preps, and a simulator to practice trading inside
  the stock market.

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What is stock?

• Stock is the capital raised by a corporation
  through the distribution of shares.
• Shares are bought and sold by shareholders.
• Shares are bought and sold in a stock exchange
  where the traders decide on the price of the
  stock.

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How to choose stock?

• Whenever a corporation looks like it is about to
  get hot, it would be beneficial to purchase
  stock.
• Innovation
• Mergers
• Current popular trends
• Getting advice from financial experts and
  researching, such as Money magazine, is also
  advantageous.

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The stocks Colin bought

• Microsoft
• Reason anticipation of Vista and the success of
  Xbox 360
• Number of shares bought 100
• Success after 2 weeks up from 26.83 to 27.87
  per share (3.88 increase)
• Net gain 104.00

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Microsoft
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The stocks Colin bought

• FedEx
• Reason Money magazine reported that analysts
  were raising earning estimates
• Number of shares bought 100
• Success after 2 weeks up from 106.60 to
  112.30 per share (5.35 increase)
• Net gain 570.00

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FedEx
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The stocks Colin bought

• Omnicom Group Inc.
• Reason same as FedEx
• Number of shares bought 100
• Success after 2 weeks up from 90.90 to 94.69
  per share (4.17 increase)
• Net gain 379.00

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Omnicom Group Inc.
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The stocks Colin bought

• Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
• Reason parental suggestion
• Number of shares bought 100
• Success after 2 weeks down from 42.46 to
  42.15 per share (0.73 decrease)
• Net loss 31.00

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Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
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The stocks Colin bought

• Time Warner Inc.
• Reason fan of Adult Swim (a series of TV shows
  on Cartoon Network which is part of Time Warner)
• Number of shares 100
• Success after 2 weeks up from 17.53 to 18.78
  per share (7.13 increase)
• Net gain 125.00

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Time Warner Inc.
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Total Net Gain 1,147.00
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Stocks that Garret bought

• Wal-Mart
• Reason large and successful retailer
• Number of shares 500
• Success after 1 week down from 49.50 to 48.21
  per share (2.61 decrease)
• Net loss - 645.00

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Wal-Mart
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Stocks that Garret bought

• Toyota
• Reason producer of vehicles with high miles per
  gallon
• Number of shares 450
• Success after 1 week up from 108.80 to 113.40
  per share (4.23 increase)
• Net gain - 2,070.00

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Toyota
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Stocks that Garret bought

• Biosphere Medical Inc.
• Reason friends suggestion
• Number of shares 3787
• Success after 1 week down from 6.58 to 6.30
  per share (4.26 decrease)
• Net loss - 1,060.36

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Biosphere Medical Inc.
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Total net gain - 364.64
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What we have learned?

• Investing can be beneficial if you play the
  market smart.
• Trust expert advice.
• Stocks can be risky, so it may be more safe to
  invest in mutual funds.
• Practice investing before you use your own money.
  Investopedia is a great tool.