Are you currently investing in the stock market either on your own or through a retirement fund? How would you evaluate whether you want to purchase a corporations stock for yourself. There are many factors including the amount risk you want to take (the sleep Factor which is whether you want to keep yourself up at night worrying about your investment), the amount of money and whether you are investing for long term or short term. Discuss briefly your strategy if you are currently investing on your own or a strategy you would use if in the future you would purchase stock on one of the stock exchanges.