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Purpose of the Stock Report assignment

It is given to build your knowledge and awareness of the U.S. Stock Market, of which the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the largest in the world. After having completed this project you are likely to get a new sense of what happens in general in the business world and how people make decisions to invest in the stock market. Think of this project as a simulated stock investment “game” where real money is NOT involved, but real research is, leading to a basic understanding of the U.S. stock market.

NOTE: Correct grammar and spelling will count in this formal business report. As this is a college level business course, students are expected to have basic knowledge of grammar and spelling of common words; see the Grading Criteria below for how these will be graded. Consult dictionary.com whenever necessary; proofread work very carefully, work with a Business Tutor if needed. Open the link below to contact the Business Tutor Office.

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PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THIS MAJOR ASSIGNMENT TILL THE WEEK IT IS DUE TO COMPLETE. Get started on it immediately for best results.

STOCK REPORT ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES

PART 1

You have $100,000 to invest in stocks

Select THREE (3) U.S. companies to invest your money in any amount you wish. Your companies must be listed in the New York Stock Exchange–no private companies.

Use the Web sites I have listed below for some general information. Then do some thorough research to select your three companies.

You can use the following Website to familiarize yourself with stock market information:

http://finance.yahoo.com/

Using the above site, type in a company’s name in the “Get Quote” box on the top left. You’ll then get the ticker symbol (WMT for Walmart, etc.) for the company and be taken to its current stock status. Most of the information that you need for this report can be found in the list of things on the side banner under Summary, Charts, etc.Try to familiarize yourself with this site.

Try to base your selections of the three companies on the following information: a) companies’ profits, revenues, etc. b) Earning Per Share EPS, c) their dividends – see ticker table on the financial pages of Wall St. Journal or any of the sites I’ve given you below, d) the hi’s and low’s— ticker table, e) the companies’ abilities to meet their social responsibilities, f) their effective greening strategies (going green), etc. You must clearly state the reasons for your company selections in the beginning of your report.

The selection of your companies should not be based on emotion, but on objective evaluation of your research. Remember, you are looking for a company that has been profitable at least one quarter during the last twelve months.

Buy common stock. Buy the stocks online (not with real money) and track them daily. Note the price you’re buying them at per share. Closing prices are posted after 1 p.m.

BUY ONLY STOCKS, NOT CRYPTO CURRENCY, OR ANYTHING ELSE. THE ENTIRE $100,000 MUST BE SPENT ON YOUR STOCK INVESTMENTS ONLY.

PART 2

List the full name of the three companies you have selected, your purchase price for one share, the website used, the exchange the stocks are listed on, and a brief description of what the company does. Please don’t just copy and paste information from Wikipedia, etc.—write information using your own words, be clear and concise. TurnItIn will be used; Over 30 percent copying will be heavily penalized.

Sell your stocks at the appropriate time (one to two weeks for this course) from the date of purchase at the closing price of the day. In the “real world” money should be invested in stocks for longer terms such as for ten years or more. Stock investments should not be considered a “get rich quick” scheme. Money is made in stock investments over many years.

Get charts to show each company’s growth over a certain period of time from the Web sites I’ve already given you, and/or check out the companies individual Web sites.

Discuss the companies’ products briefly; their product line and product mix; include pictures if necessary. Use only one page for each company if you show any pictures of the products.

Explain clearly why you have selected these three companies, based on what criteria.

Create a set of criteria, benchmark, against which you have measured each company.

Check out your selected companies’ Web sites for valuable information such as annual reports, accounting information (balance sheets), market share, forecasts on growth, product innovations, technology, market niche, competitive edge, social responsibilities, greening strategies, etc.

Further emphasis on what to discuss clearly on your report:

What is the purchase price per share when you buy?

What is the total number of shares for each company that you bought?

What is your total investment for each company?

What is your total profit or loss per company, and your overall profit or loss in your $100,000 investments?

What is the dividend amount and yield based on purchase price, if the stock is offering any dividend?

WRITE IN PARAGRAPH FORMS–not as a list, not as a question and answer format; otherwise lots of points will be lost.

Use the appropriate charts from the Internet to show how the stock has been doing over a period of time. Make sure to put the URL source at the bottom of every chartor material you use from the Internet as well as in your Work Cited or Reference pageat the end of the report. Try to use a hyperlink instead of the actual url such as http://…etc.

The entire report, excluding the title page, should be eight to ten pages, including the Work Cited page. This will include the report itself, charts (one chart per page, using landscape format–if you know how; otherwise, leave as portrait format) for each of the three companies, work cited/reference page, and any supplementary pages for pictures of products, etc. Use single space for text within paragraphs, that means word-wrap (just keep typing till the end of your paragraph), but double space (that just means leave a blank line space) between paragraphs.

Number the pages–don’t include the title page which is just a cover as in a book cover.

Use the two documents below to help you produce a great report.

See CHECKLIST FOR STOCK REPORT in this Module for Unit 2See HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR STOCK REPORT PROFESSIONALLY in Module, Unit 2

NO LATE SUBMISSION, NO EXTENSIONS, NO MAKE-UP WORK

GRADING CRITERIA

CONTENT 150 Points

OPENING paragraph of TWO to THREE clear, concise SENTENCES, discussing the purpose of the report and how it is organized. 15

Names of the three public companies selected, and reasons why you chose them; could be mentioned in the Opening paragraph or in the second paragraph. 15

Beginning with the second paragraph and many paragraphs following as in a report, full discussion on stock prices, how much did you invested in each, how many shares did you purchase, what is each company’s market share (that is in their industry, how much of the market does your company share), what products do they sell, any negative news in media lawsuits/recalls, etc. that impacted their stocks, and your gains or losses in each investment. This should be written through several paragraphs–not just one paragraph. A paragraph should have four to six sentences, and each paragraph should discuss one main topic. 60

(Check out how to write a proper paragraph in various YouTube videos or other Internet sources.)

Three clear LINE charts (progression over a period of time)–not bar charts, not tables— one for each company on separate chart page following the discussion of the company—not before it, are shown with titles and sources from where charts were obtained. 15

No writing/no text on chart page; show only chart on a FULL PAGE—one chart per page with proper title above chart and source below chart. Make sure the chart fills up the whole page, and not placed in a corner of the page somewhere as a tiny visual. 15

CLOSING paragraph of ONE to TWO clear, concise sentences, discussing your final analysis of this project: did you learn something from it, have you changed your mind about any of your companies, or any forward-looking statement. 10

WORK CITED page should have no information except for the list of sources used; MLA format should be used. This page should be titled: WORK CITED, not Bibliography which applies to books, or References. At least three sources should be used for research on your companies. 10

Open the following link:

MLA format for Work Citations

FORMAT 50

PAGES NUMBERED, starting with the report page—NOT THE TITLE PAGE, and ending with the Work Cited page; following mla.gov format. 20

Leave a blank line space between paragraphs, single space (word-wrap) within paragraphs. 10

One to two blank line spaces below headings. 10

Posted in Canvas as either PDF, or .docx, or .doc file only.

PROPER MARGINS all around, use the MS Word default margin or at least 1″ all around. 10

DO NOT USE .TXT FILE AS IT DOES NOT WORK WITH CANVAS AND YOUR REPORT WILL SHOW UP OUT OF ORDER.

MECHANICS/Grammar and Spelling six errors or more = -10

Proofread your work carefully before posting. Meet with a Business Tutor via Zoom, etc. if required.

NOTE: DO NOT COPY AND PASTE MATERIAL FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES as TurnItIn will show the similarity percentage as plagiarized work.Write using your own words; paraphrase material you find on the Internet. Plagiarism is a serious offense for which a student can be expelled from the college; see Academic Dishonesty Conduct in Student Conduct Article 4400, AR 4411 Code of Academic Conduct.If TurnItIn shows over 30 percent similarity (copied from other sources–not your own words), 20 percent of the total grade will be deducted. Example:If you earned 160/200 which is a B, this becomes 160-20% = 128/200 = D

Strive for a 0 percent similarity on Canvas TurnItIn score. You can revise your work and re-post it till before the final due date and time.

AS IN ALL WRITING ASSIGNMENTS IN THIS COURSE, IF YOUR WORK DOES NOT SHOW UP IN GRADEBOOK, CANVAS WILL REPORT IT AS “MISSING”; THEREFORE, A ZERO GRADE WILL BE GIVEN FOR IT.

LIST OF WEBSITES TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR REPORT:

What are stocks

https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/investing-basics/investment-products/stocks (Links to an external site.)

Investments

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/investment.asp (Links to an external site.)

How to Invest in Stocks

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/basics/06/in…

nerdwallet.com

Safe stocks to Buy

https://www.fool.com/investing/stock-market/types-of-stocks/safe-stocks/ (Links to an external site.)

Stock Market Games

https://education.howthemarketworks.com/practice-s…

Google’s Market Summary

http://www.google.com/finance

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Whichever companies you choose, be aware of any negative publicity they may have received recently in the media as that would greatly alter the price of their stocks.

There are a whole lot of YouTube videos that you may want to look through to learn about stock investments.

FURTHER SUGGESTED REFERENCES TO USE FOR YOUR RESEARCH

Newspapers: Wall Street Journal, LA Times, Daily News, Valley Business Journal

Magazines: Business Week, Money, Kiplinger, Smart Money, Forbes, Fortune

The above magazines and newspapers all have their own websites.

Television: Mad Money CNBC, 8pm, Nightly Business Report, 5:30pm KCET

Radio: Afternoon Money Report Market Report 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., 89.3FM KNX 1070am

On Line: Bloomberg.com, the fool.com, zacks.com, valueline.com, the street.com, yahoo finance, NYSE.com; investopedia.com

Page 1 of Report – introduce your report, talk about the purpose of the report, which three companies you selected and why, how much are you investing in each company, etc.

Page 2 begin with a title on top which should be your first company, example: Walmart. Then say somethings about the company, its products, which countries if multinational, its marketing strategy, its EPS (earning per share)–easily available in yahoo.finance–the company’s market share, any significant news about the company in the last three years, etc. Follow the directions given for this assignment. Finally talk about why you selected this company.

Page 3 copy and paste a full length chart of the company’s stock. Make it Landscape format if you know how to do it, it’s a Word operation; otherwise, leave it as portrait. Make sure to have the source of the chart (use MLA format for this) at the bottom of the chart. As explained before, if you go into

www.yahoo.finance

(only as an example) and find the chart for your company, you can then manipulate the time line by simply clicking on the 5D 6M etc. directly above the chart to see how the stock has been performing.

Page 4 begin with the title of your second company and follow the same pattern as mentioned above.

Page 5 should be the chart for this company’s stock, follow as above.

Page 6 begin with the title of your third and final company and just follow the same pattern as above.

Page 7 copy and paste the stock chart for this company with the same type of information as above.

Page 8 write your conclusions. How did you do in each of your investments? Did you gain or lose money, how much, why do you think that happened (why did the stock go down or up?)—do some reading on the Internet to check on what affected your companies. The last paragraph on this page should be your closing comment on what it was like to work on this project, what new things did you learn, etc.

Page 9 should be your Work Cited page, following the MLA format, list the sources you looked at, even if you didn’t use the sources in your report.

Page 10 if you have pictures of products to include from each company, this is where you can put them—all on one page or separate pages, but note that this page is not considered a part of the report; therefore, it should be page numbered with the letter i, ii, etc. but in small case, not in capital, and the title of these pages should be APPENDIX I, APPENDIX II, etc. with capital I.

Note: only black ink should be used for your writing as that’s the standard professional ink color for business reports. Charts and other things can be in the colors they appear when you copy and paste from external sources.