1. Choosing an Online Broker

Youve decided you want to sock away some savings for a rainy day, so you pick up a parttime job delivering pizzas on the weekends. After a month youve saved $1,000. You already have your emergency savings fund set aside, so instead of your $1,000 sitting in your checking account, youd like to invest it so you can put your money to work and start earning returns! Youre new to the stock market, so you do a little research on the best online brokerage firm to use.

Use online search tools to research 3 online brokers and compare them based on the following criteria. Examples of brokerage firms include Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, E*Trade, Robinhood, etc. but you can choose any companies youd like to review.

Name of Company:

Minimum balance to open an account:

Cost to buy or sell a security: Other features:

Name of Company:

Minimum balance to open an account:

Cost to buy or sell a security:

Other features:

Name of Company:

Minimum balance to open an account:

Cost to buy or sell a security:

Other features:

Which brokerage will you invest your $1,000 with and why?

2. Create a case study from your own newspaper article or articles. Include the link to the article and write in complete sentences.

Do not use other chegg answers please.

1: Summarize the article/s, what is happening and why is this important?

2: How does this article relate to strategies - Competitive Strategy, Corporate Strategy, Business Strategy, Functional Strategy and Operating Strategy

(i.e. external, internal, rationale for biz level strategy, mergers-alliances, global strategies, etc.)

3: Make recommendations (how the company may better implement the strategy or strategies, (i.e. what makes these strategies successful? Remember connect the dots (such as successful global strategy can be determined by entry mode and risk, which is based on country-level stakeholders, internal analysis of firm, alliances, acquisitions etc.)

Remember be specific, and name what particular strategies are used.