Please see the attached instructions for Part 2: Final Paper. The stocks that I have been following are:

AXP-American express CAT-Caterpillar CSCO-Cisco DIS-Disney GE-General Electric on the DOW Jones. This is due by Tuesday, October 4th 1pm (est)

GF560: Fixed-Income and Futures Investing Final Project Overview Your Final Project is composed of two parts: Part 1 is a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation where you will create, tack and analyze a financial portfolio. Part 1 is due at the end of Unit 5 Part 2 is a 4-6 page analysis of your findings of the foreign markets and your portfolio. Part 2 is due at the end of Unit 6. Part 1: PowerPoint Presentation Assignment Due in Unit 5 In this course project, you will create a financial portfolio that will track and analyze its performance throughout the course. You need to analyze the market you choose over the length of the course. What economic factors are driving the market? Which markets are the most successful, etc. You can use any of the markets for your analysis. You can use the Dow Jones Industrial Average] and its component stocks (or (Yahoo Finance] .. Click on Dow and you will see approximately 30 component stocks. Choose at least five stocks to monitor. Chart the closing prices at closing each week for the indices you use (see the Webliography tab for a list of Indices). The Presentation should answer all of the following questions: What do you think caused the changes in the market and the indices? Did the stock price react quickly to news? What has happened over each week that was consistent with what you have learned about security investments in this course? PowerPoint Presentation Format: Prepare a 10 - 15 slide presentation excluding the title slide and reference slides. You may include comments or additional information in the notes section of the slide presentation. Page 1 of 5 GF560: Fixed-Income and Futures Investing The PowerPoint presentation should be in APA format. Analysis of your 5 stocks, Include one title slide All references should be included on 1 or 2 slides at the end of the presentation. Directions for Submitting your Presentation Compose your assignment in a MS PowerPoint document and save it as Username-GF560 Assignment# -Unit#.pptx (Example: TAllen- GF560 Presentation- Unit 5.pptx). Submit your file by selecting the Unit 5: Final Paper Dropbox by the end of Unit 5. Part 2: Final Paper Throughout this course you have monitored the markets and presented a PowerPoint Presentation in Unit 5 of your findings. Now you will analyze the global and foreign markets over this final week (see the Webliography tab). The Final Paper should address all of the following questions fully: What economic factors were driving the foreign markets? What do you think caused the changes in the markets? Did you think the markets reacted quickly to news? From your Unit 5 PPT presentation what was the return on the portfolio and how did it compare to the global markets? Which stocks in your portfolio went up and which went down, and why? How were the stocks in your portfolio affected by the changes in the market, and by events in the companies or industries? Final Paper Format Write an analysis of your findings of the foreign markets and of your portfolio as a final paper. Page 2 of 5 GF560: Fixed-Income and Futures Investing Your paper will be 4 to 6 pages long (not including title or reference pages), double-spaced, and will require a minimum of 3 professional references (information from your text cannot be counted as one of the references) Also, Wikipedia is not a professional reference and should not be used except for information that you will verify with other sources. The paper must be submitted using the APA writing style. If you are unsure how to use those styles, please locate a reference book or resource offered by Kaplan to become familiar with the style. Failure to do so will result in grade reductions. The projects (all assignments inclusive) are counted to your grade as posted in the course syllabus. Directions for Submitting your Final Paper Compose your assignment in a MS Word document and save it as Username-GF560 _Unit#_Assignment.docx (Example: TAllen-GF560_Unit6_Assignment.docx). Submit your file by selecting the Unit 6: Assignment in the Dropbox by the end of Unit 6. Final Project Rubric Item Low/No Execution of Requirement Some Execution of Requirements Mostly Executed Requirements Fully Executed Requirements Answered All Few or none Item Questions of the questions are addressed Some of the questions are addressed but many are missed Most of the questions are addressed and clearly answered All question prompts are fully and properly addressed 0-7 pts 8-12 pts 13-17 pts Page 3 of 5 18-20 pts Total Score ___/20 Answers to Questions Thorough and Add Value Demonstrates Clear Knowledge of Content GF560: Fixed-Income and Futures Investing Few or none of the responses to questions are clearly adding value Some of the responses are adding value but many are not No clear indication student fully understands the material Some indication the student understands content but not clear or incorrect 0-11 pts 0-7 pts Followed Instructions on Length and Depth of Content Properly Used APA Formatting Clearly Used and Cited References Paper is too short and does not use appropriate subject matter 0-1 pts APA formatting is not used 0-1 pts No references used 0-1 pts 12-19 pts Most the content clearly displays student understanding of content All of the points made address issues and demonstrate knowledge of the content 13-17 pts Paper is too short OR does not properly go in depth on subject matter 2-4 pts Some evidence of APA formatting but much is missing Some references used but insufficient or not appropriate all of the areas addressed as required and add value to the body of knowledge 20-25 pts 8-12 pts 2-4 pts Most of the areas addressed add value to the body of knowledge Paper is appropriate length but does not fully expand on topics 3-7 pts Most of the paper is clearly formatting using APA requirements 3-7 pts Most of the content is clearly referenced and properly done 3-7 pts Page 4 of 5 ___/30 26-30 pts 18-20 pts Paper is appropriate length and fully expands on content areas 8-10 pts Paper fully addresses APA requirements 8-10 pts All relevant information is clearly cited and appropriately referenced. ___/20 ___/10 ___/10 ___/10 GF560: Fixed-Income and Futures Investing 2-4 pts 8-10 pts Total ____/100 Page 5 of 5