A) Visit four financial portals or other financial information Web sites listed below. Compare them in terms of ease of use, investment information, investment tools, advisory services, and links to other services. Also, catalog the costs to consumers, associated with obtaining their services. Which two sites would you recommend and why?

1. https://finance.yahoo.com 2. http://www.msn.com/en-us/money 3. http://www.aol.com/finance/ 4. http://www.fool.com/

(B) Prepare a checklist of the top five questions and issues you would use when shopping for a professional stock broker. Discuss the pros and cons of using a full-service rather than a premium discount or basic discount broker.

(C) Learn more about day trading at sites such as Edgetrade (www.edgetrade.com) Daytradingthemarkets.com (www.daytradingthemarkets.com) TrendVue (www.1daytrading-stockadviceandpicks.com) and The Rookie Day Trader (www.rookiedaytrader.com). On the basis of your research, summarize how day trading works, some general strategies for day traders, the risks and the rewards.

(D) Describe how, if at all, conservative and aggressive investors might use each of the following types of transactions as part of their investment programs: *Long Purchase and *Short Selling