Study Guide for the Stock Markets and Investing Test - Friday, Oct. 8th

STudy Guide for the Quiz is below:
Introduction to Investing and the Stock Markets

ANY GREEN ITEMS MEANS IT WAS RECENTLY ADDED.
Quiz Study Helper
These items will help you prepare for the quiz:

•Uncle Mort’s Money article
•Building a Fortune – Joe Becherer article
•Strategies for Stock Selection article (How to Pick a Stock)
•Chapter 8 in your Econ book (incl. the case study – the foundation for every unit in class
•Stocks and Bonds (p131-136 in Econ book) homework
The World of Mutual Funds homework (p137-142 in the econ book)
•Compound Interest homework (double your money)
•How to read a stock page/stock quote practice questions
•True and False Quiz Activity Q & A (remember the signs you held up?
•Handy Dandy Stock Guide (How to read a stock page/stock quote)
Practice Online Quizzes!

Major Stock Concepts to know and know well:

 What is speculating?

 Why do people invest?

 Who is your new best friend? How does he work for you?

 What does it mean to own stock?

 How do you know what stock to pick? (what are the strategies of choosing a company to invest in? (we had 7-8 on the board)

 How do you read a stock table or aN online stock Quote?

 What does it mean to sell short?

 What is a stock split?

 Why do corporations issue stock?

 Why don’t you keep your life savings in a mattress in your home?

 When is a good time to begin investing in yourself?

 What are the three largest stock exchanges in the United States?

What are commodities?

What is the DOW? What is it's purpose? Who created it? When?

What are Mutual Funds? What are Index Funds? Look at the homework on Mutual Funds - all of those questions are fair game...


READ BELOW:
Make sure you can answer the questions above, thoroughly! If you can’t ask Mr. M!

Do you know how to answer questions using a stock page? If you don’t, see Mr. M asap!!! If you need more practice I can help you.
In the articles (and case study) above, think about the big ideas that I wanted you to get from these readings. If you are not sure, ask!

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