The first part of the semester we discussed how the economy behaves in cycles. In our lectures we looked at the relationship financial markets have in the movement of products and services, their prices, and how there are real world effects when it comes to where we want to own shares and with what company (especially with commodities). Connect the two and discuss how buying shares in a company can affect production, prices, employment, investment, etc. How are markets relevant to our financial wellbeing? In that framework, what are the important lessons to take away from this course for your own economic planning?