Friday, October 28, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Vocab 10/26/2011
Word #21 Economy- The amount of sales, supply, and demand in a country or region. Example: Economy means the amount of money through sales of goods across the country, where money is being circulated. Sentence: After WWII was started and the US became involved, our poor economy became better when jobs were created for the war effort.
Word #22 Economic System- What form of government defines the economic system, such as capitolistic or communism, ect. Example: If a country has a Communist government, they most likely have a communist style economic system. Sentence: Vietnam has a communist style economic system, while the USA has a capitolism style economic system.
Word #23 Supply and Demand: The amount vs need of a product or resource. Example: When drilling for oil is restricted, the supply goes down while the need stays the same or increases, raising prices. Sentence: The supply and demand of precious metals is high because of the increasing electronic use, while the available metal needed is decreasing due to mining laws and restrictions.
Word #24 Interest- A charge for borrowed money. Example: The interest rate was 2%, meaning after a certain amount of time, 2% more would need to be paid. Sentence: Interest sucks if you are paying it, but if you are being paid interest, its not so bad.
Word #25 Assets- A resource that can be traded or sold, such as goods or resources. Example: The company lost a majority of its assets when their largest warehouse was leveled in a tornado. Sentence: Assets are important to a business or corporation.
Word #22 Economic System- What form of government defines the economic system, such as capitolistic or communism, ect. Example: If a country has a Communist government, they most likely have a communist style economic system. Sentence: Vietnam has a communist style economic system, while the USA has a capitolism style economic system.
Word #23 Supply and Demand: The amount vs need of a product or resource. Example: When drilling for oil is restricted, the supply goes down while the need stays the same or increases, raising prices. Sentence: The supply and demand of precious metals is high because of the increasing electronic use, while the available metal needed is decreasing due to mining laws and restrictions.
Word #24 Interest- A charge for borrowed money. Example: The interest rate was 2%, meaning after a certain amount of time, 2% more would need to be paid. Sentence: Interest sucks if you are paying it, but if you are being paid interest, its not so bad.
Word #25 Assets- A resource that can be traded or sold, such as goods or resources. Example: The company lost a majority of its assets when their largest warehouse was leveled in a tornado. Sentence: Assets are important to a business or corporation.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
My opinion of the OWS protests
My opinion of the OWS (Occupy Wall Street) is that they are all blaming someone who worked to be successful for their failure, when is it actually their own fault. If they think that successful people with jobs are preventing them from getting a job, they are wrong. It is their laziness of looking for a job. Maybe the job they want is a $25 dollar per hour career, but if there is a job available such as bussing tables or pushing a broom, they should take it. I think that they should start blaming themselves for not finding a job, instead of blaming Wall Street and big corporations.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Journal post 10/21/2011 (Vocab)
Word #16 Treasury Bond- A debt security by the U.S. Government that is paid over a period of 10 years. Example: Gene had 5 Treasury bonds in place to save money for his son to pay for college. Sentence: After 10 years, Steve's treasury bond was paid back, giving him more money than he started with, which helped pay the last payment on his new house.
Word #17 Inflation- An increase in price for a product, comes when supply is lower than demand, such as crude oil. Example: The price inflations of food products made it harder for the poor family to put a meal on the table. Sentence: When the early snow came, it damaged many crops, cause grain price inflation, raising foor products prices.
Word #18 Gross Domestic Product: The general number of a countries economy, based on sales and profits. Example: A country such as Burkina Faso in Africa has a lower GDP than a country such as the USA. Sentence: After a new government was established, the new country's GDP went up to one of the top 5 in the world.
Word #19 Currency- A form of money, such as a peso, US dollar, or Euro. Example: In Japan, the currency used is Yen. Sentence: The US Mint produces our currency, the USD.
Word #20 Infrastructure- Any system of roads, railroads, mail delivery, or any other thing that connects and holds a country together. Example: Russia's infrastructure fell below the standard when the fall of communism neared, because of the governments lack of funds for upkeep. Sentence: The interstate system in the USA is an example of an infrastructure.
Word #17 Inflation- An increase in price for a product, comes when supply is lower than demand, such as crude oil. Example: The price inflations of food products made it harder for the poor family to put a meal on the table. Sentence: When the early snow came, it damaged many crops, cause grain price inflation, raising foor products prices.
Word #18 Gross Domestic Product: The general number of a countries economy, based on sales and profits. Example: A country such as Burkina Faso in Africa has a lower GDP than a country such as the USA. Sentence: After a new government was established, the new country's GDP went up to one of the top 5 in the world.
Word #19 Currency- A form of money, such as a peso, US dollar, or Euro. Example: In Japan, the currency used is Yen. Sentence: The US Mint produces our currency, the USD.
Word #20 Infrastructure- Any system of roads, railroads, mail delivery, or any other thing that connects and holds a country together. Example: Russia's infrastructure fell below the standard when the fall of communism neared, because of the governments lack of funds for upkeep. Sentence: The interstate system in the USA is an example of an infrastructure.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Comments
#1- Frankie Vogt
#2- Seth Gilmore
#3- John Bjornstad
#4- Corianne McKearney
#5- Zach Kienlen
#6- Haley Malone
#7- Tamara Connally
#8- Marissa Sanders
#9- Chase Wellner
#10- Brandi Voss
#2- Seth Gilmore
#3- John Bjornstad
#4- Corianne McKearney
#5- Zach Kienlen
#6- Haley Malone
#7- Tamara Connally
#8- Marissa Sanders
#9- Chase Wellner
#10- Brandi Voss
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Journal entry 10/12/2011
Word #13 Dow Jones- The Dow Jones is an indicator of the stock market, it consists of 30 blue chip companies, that include giants such as Disney. If the number is up, it means that the stock market is up, depending on different factors. Example: The Dow Jones is an indicator of the stocks of 30 of the largest companies on the market. Sentence: The Dow Jones dropped around 120 points today.
Word #14 S&P 500- The S&P 500 is another overall summary of the stock market as a whole. Example: The S&P 500 was down because of a new law put into act, preventing large companies from doing as much business as they would like, dropping the values of the company's stocks. Sentence: Atticus saw that the S&P 500 was staying level, so he decided to invest in a few companies included in it.
Word #15 Russell 2000- An index of the stock market such as the Dow and S&P 500, that has 2000 of the smallest companies in the Russell 3000. Example: 2000 small cap companies are included in the Russell 2000, an indicator of the overall stock market. Sentence: The Russell 2000 showed that the new big box stores that were opening damaged the value of the 2000 small coompanies in the Russell 2000.
Transaction: I bought 200 more shares of the Stillwater Mining company, and 100 more shares of Pandora media. I bought more of these stocks because of their rise in value, and have had extremely good luck with Pandora. Over the week, it had a 27% increase in value, and has dropped slightly but has not fallen far enough to affect my portfolio. I believe that the value of the stock will go up because more music may be listened to on the site in the winter when not many activities are available. The high in the 52 week cycle of Pandora was $9.33, and the high was $26.00. Pandora is in the entertainment catagory, providing customers with a radio station they create and personalize to their taste.
Word #14 S&P 500- The S&P 500 is another overall summary of the stock market as a whole. Example: The S&P 500 was down because of a new law put into act, preventing large companies from doing as much business as they would like, dropping the values of the company's stocks. Sentence: Atticus saw that the S&P 500 was staying level, so he decided to invest in a few companies included in it.
Word #15 Russell 2000- An index of the stock market such as the Dow and S&P 500, that has 2000 of the smallest companies in the Russell 3000. Example: 2000 small cap companies are included in the Russell 2000, an indicator of the overall stock market. Sentence: The Russell 2000 showed that the new big box stores that were opening damaged the value of the 2000 small coompanies in the Russell 2000.
Transaction: I bought 200 more shares of the Stillwater Mining company, and 100 more shares of Pandora media. I bought more of these stocks because of their rise in value, and have had extremely good luck with Pandora. Over the week, it had a 27% increase in value, and has dropped slightly but has not fallen far enough to affect my portfolio. I believe that the value of the stock will go up because more music may be listened to on the site in the winter when not many activities are available. The high in the 52 week cycle of Pandora was $9.33, and the high was $26.00. Pandora is in the entertainment catagory, providing customers with a radio station they create and personalize to their taste.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Journal post 10/7/2011
Word #9 Risk- The chance of a investment falling through and not coming out as high expected. Example: Risk is the chance that investing in something will not come out as a good investment.
Sentence: The risk of investing in certain areas is very high, because of constant dropping and raising of prices.
Word #10 Small Cap: A business that has a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion per year. Example: Any business that has a market cap bigger than $300 million, and $2 billion during a year.
Sentence: The company went from a small cap, having a market cap of 500 billion dollars per year, and rose to become a mid cap in a small amount of time.
Word #11 Mid Cap: A business that has a market cap between 2 billion and 10 billion per year. Example: Thor Industries is a mid cap company, because it has a market cap in the range of 2 billion and 10 billion. Sentence: I bought 70 shares of Thor Industries, and this company is a mid cap.
Word #12 Large Cap: A company that has a market cap larger than 10 billion. Example: Facebook is a large cap company. Sentence: After the potential of the uses of the new metal, the pioneering mining company became a large cap in a very short amount of time.
Transaction: I sold all the stocks I owned in Google, because the shares i owned had not made me money, and actually had never done anywhere close to as good as I had hoped. I bought 50 shares of Molson Coors brewing company, because I have already bought 50 shares of its competitor, Anheuser Busch brewing company. Molson has a low in the 52 week cycle of $38.34 per share on October 3rd, 2011, and has had a high of $50.93 on December 23, 2010. Its top competitor(s) are Anheuser Busch, and Heineken brewing company. i have had good luck with the stock in both companies, the current prices at the time of this post are Anheuser is down from yesterday, and Molson is up a decent amount, making me gain $98 for all the shares.
Sentence: The risk of investing in certain areas is very high, because of constant dropping and raising of prices.
Word #10 Small Cap: A business that has a market cap between $300 million and $2 billion per year. Example: Any business that has a market cap bigger than $300 million, and $2 billion during a year.
Sentence: The company went from a small cap, having a market cap of 500 billion dollars per year, and rose to become a mid cap in a small amount of time.
Word #11 Mid Cap: A business that has a market cap between 2 billion and 10 billion per year. Example: Thor Industries is a mid cap company, because it has a market cap in the range of 2 billion and 10 billion. Sentence: I bought 70 shares of Thor Industries, and this company is a mid cap.
Word #12 Large Cap: A company that has a market cap larger than 10 billion. Example: Facebook is a large cap company. Sentence: After the potential of the uses of the new metal, the pioneering mining company became a large cap in a very short amount of time.
Transaction: I sold all the stocks I owned in Google, because the shares i owned had not made me money, and actually had never done anywhere close to as good as I had hoped. I bought 50 shares of Molson Coors brewing company, because I have already bought 50 shares of its competitor, Anheuser Busch brewing company. Molson has a low in the 52 week cycle of $38.34 per share on October 3rd, 2011, and has had a high of $50.93 on December 23, 2010. Its top competitor(s) are Anheuser Busch, and Heineken brewing company. i have had good luck with the stock in both companies, the current prices at the time of this post are Anheuser is down from yesterday, and Molson is up a decent amount, making me gain $98 for all the shares.
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