use the attched document to create the answer and the word document for the homework
Required:
- Choose three of the stocks from your stock watch. You will want to use the two from the same industry, plus one additional stock.
- Locate current interest rates on two other investments that are not stocks. Examples may be bank certificates or government bonds. You will now have a total of five investments.
- In a Word document respond to the following:
- Which of these five do you think are most highly affected by the level of interest rates in the economy? Why?
- Please rank them in order of the most risky as a 5 and the least risky investment as a 1. Explain why you ranked them that way.
- What types of risk do you think affects each of these investments?
Stock
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Date |
Stock |
Stock Symbol |
Current Price |
Board T raded On |
Financial Facts |
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04/15/13 |
Microsoft Corporation |
MSFT |
28.69 |
Nasdaq |
MSFT pays a 0.92 Dividend; current assets have risen each year over past three years; income statements show positive growth over past three years |
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AT&T |
T |
37.95 |
NYSE |
T pays a 1.80 Dividend; Balance sheet reflects current assets dropped from 2011 to 2012; Income statements reflect fluctuating amount of profit over past three years, no losses |
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Apple, Inc |
AAPL |
419.85 |
AAPL pays a 10.62 Dividend; Balance sheet reflects current assets have risen over the past three years; Income statement shows positive growth over past three years. |
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American Eagle Outfitters |
AEO |
19.16 |
AEO pays a 0.44 Dividend; Balance sheet reflects current assets have dropped in the past year; profits have increased on the income statement over the last three years. |
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Starbucks Corporation |
SBUX |
57.71 |
SBUX pays a 0.84 Dividend; Balance sheet reflects current assets have risen over the past three years; Income statement reflects that the company has had increased profits over the last three years and has not operated at a loss. |