Pick two of the following companies:Microsoft (MSFT),Apple (AAPL),Verizon (VZ)orWall-Mart (WMT).

Visitfinance.yahoo.com .For each company you chose enter a symbol in the left upper corner.

Review the summary.

Use the interactive chart to review stock prices for 1 day, 1 month and 3 months.

You can compare the performance of both companies in the same chart by clicking on the hyperlink "Interactive Chart", then "+ Compare" and entering a symbol for the second company.

Questions:

• Part A:If you had to make a choice to purchase stock of one of these companies, which one would you select? List at least 3 factors you used to make this decision from the yahoo website. Support your answer with at least one of the screenshots from the website (for example an interactive chart). Opinions are not valid factors.
• Part B:Do you think it is beneficial to pay attention to the price of stocks on the stock market? Why or why not? Your answer should be at least 3 sentences long.