Journal Entry 9/28/2011
Word #5 Dividends: The multiplying of the money made from a stock or share. Example: My stocks in Mars food company payed me dividends when it went up during the Halloween season.
Sentence: After buying 60 shares in a mining company, Justin was payed dividends when the company skyrocketed after the metal became more and more valuable.
Word #6 Earnings: Money made from investing, selling, or buying. Example: my earnings were squandered when my bank account and identity was stolen.
Sentence: Earnings means the money made when investing or selling.
Word #7 Private company Vs. Public company: Private means stocks are not for sale to the public, public means that stocks are open to public. Example: Facebook is still a private company, while Anheuser Busch is a public company.
Sentence: I could not buy stocks in Utilikilts because it it a private company, while I was able to buy stocks in Pandora because it is a public company.
Word #8 Growth Stock: A stock in a company that grows rapidly or faster than expected compared to other companies that are similar. Example: I bought a stock not realizing it was a growth stock, and I made money when the value went up compared to similar companies.
Sentence: A growth stock increases in value faster and higher than similar companies.
Transaction: I bought 50 shares in the Anheuser Busch drink company, after looking at the 52 week cycle because it has its ups and downs, but has not suffered a huge drop in the past year. The company’s lowest was $49.72 per share on August 10, 2011. Its highest was $63.93 on May 3rd, 2011.
Good start. You use the 52 week to tell why you bought the stock but you may want to tell what price you bought the stock at and why you think it has a chance to grow. Also, including information about the stock's competitors and why the stock was a better buy than a competitor's stock would give you a more solid reason for buying a stock.
ReplyDeleteThis is good. I like how you talked about its 52 week range. You should talk about the competitors and compare them to these companies to better see the differences.
ReplyDeleteYou had good vocabulary sentences. They were very detailed and made sense. I would write a bit more about the transactions. And also add some information about some research that you have done on some companies and tell us whether we should buy them or not. mmmmmm (:
ReplyDeletenice word definitions and sentences! i think maybe you could use just a little more research but you used the 52 wk information very well!
ReplyDeleteGood details about the company
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