By now, you've been working on "How the Market Works" for 5 weeks.You've bought and possibly sold $10,000 worth of stocks so you can get a feel for the stock market.

Please write brief paper, no more than one page, on your experience.

Please include:

• Why did you select the stocks that you purchased?
• Why do you believe the stock prices fluctuated?
• Was there an event within the company, a national event, tragedy, weather, etc. that could have caused the stock price fluctuation?
• Has your opinion on investing in the stock market changed as a result of this assignment?

At the top of the page be sure to type you name.Under your name please note the final value of your portfolio as of the last day of Week 5.On the next line, write the percentage increase or decrease from your original investment of $10,000. To calculate change in percent: New value - original value / original value = percent change (be sure to convert from decimal to percentage).

Example:

Jane Doe

Ending Stock Portfolio Value: $11,875

Percent Increase: 38%(How to calculate: $11,875 - $10,000 / $10,000 = .1875 or 18.75%)