download an analyst report of a security of your choosing. If you do not have access to a brokerage account, MSN.com has a free, but limited stock analysis feature. Go to:http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/

(Links to an external site.)

Links to an external site.

Under "Quote Search", type in the symbol for a publicly traded company and enter. Then click on the tab that says "Analysis".

Either using the information from MSN.com, or your analyst report, address the following questions:

1. What are some of the pros and cons about the stock?
2. What are some of the strengths and weaknesses of the company according to the analysts?
3. What other features of this report do you find unique or interesting?
4. Based on the information provided in this report, would you purchase this security for your portfolio?
5. There is a great deal of investment information available to investors. What investment information do you think is important for investors to know?