BA 103 STOCK INVESTMENT PROJECT

You have received $10,000 in an inheritance from a family member. The only stipulation is that you must invest it in the stock market. You will have a eight (8) week period in which to invest and report on the outcome of your investment You may buy and sell the stocks as many times as you like during the time frame you are given. You must invest in at least 5 different companies, after your initial investment you will be charged a $10 fee for each time you make a trade (must be figured into the final profit/loss statement in the report). A loss will not necessarily result in a lower grade. The project should be between five (5) to seven (7) pages long which includes the nine (9) items listed below. APA format should be used for the paper along with a cover page and table of contents (does not count in total page count for the paper).

WRITTEN PROJECT TO INCLUDE:

1. List of stocks and companies that you invested in and how many shares purchased and cost of each share.

2. History of each of the companies you invested in.

3. Why did you select each stock?

4. A chart/graph of each stock and the daily activity of each stock.

5. A chart/graph of the daily stock market activity for the seven (7) week period.

6. A summary of how each stock performed during the seven (7) weeks.

7. Explanation of any interesting happens in the world that might affect the stock market and your selections during the seven-week period. (Highs, lows, records set, etc.).

8. Create a Profit/Loss statement of your investments.

9. A paragraph or two of what you learned from doing this project.