Thursday-Friday Mar 31-April 1

Ch. 11 Exam Monday!

1.  Explain the role and importance of financial intermediaries in an economic system and their involvement in investing.

Mutual Funds Diversification Portfolios Risk and Liquidity

2.  Compare and contrast the structure of bonds and money markets and the role each play in the financial system.

·         ·         Coupon Rate Maturity Par Value Types of Bonds Standard & Poor

3.  How is stock performance measured? What information can indexes give perspective investors?

Risks Brokers/Firms Stock Exchanges Bull/Bear Dow/S&P 500

4.  Analyze the events of the Great Crash of 1929.

Early 1920’s Stock Market Speculation Wealth Distribution Surplus of Goods Buying on the Margin Repayment of Loans

Mon-Wed Mar 28-30

Bonds Notes

Bonds Questions

Diversification Worksheet

Tuesday/Wednesday Mar 15-16

Stock Paper Due Today!

Remember to fill in week 1 on your stock tracking sheet with your two companies you wrote your paper on.  You will need to fill in week two on your own during Spring Break.

Monday, March 14

Continued Stock Project
Project Due Tuesday for 1st and 2nd period and Wednesday for 7th period

Use Turnitin.com to submit your paper

Password for all classes is econ
Period 1 ID # 11024521
Period 2 ID# 11024691
Period 7 ID# 11024694

Thursday/Friday Mar 10-11

Stock Market Project

Stock Tracking Sheet

Go to www.marketwatch.com- Click on login-when the window pops up, click Register  Register for free to create an account.  

Once registered, go to your email and click the link that marketwatch sends you.  Once you do this you now can enter a game

Go to www.marketwatch.com- Sections-Games

To find your class's game see below (once you know it, type it in the search box and click enter.  Type in the password and you are all set)

By Monday, please have some companies in mind that you want to invest in.  I will show you on Monday how to purchase the stock if you need help.

Period 1
Game Name: cashecon1
Password: cashecon

Period 2
Game Name: cashecon2
Password: cashecon

Period 7
Game name: cashecon7
Password:cashecon

Tuesday/Wednesday Mar 8-9

Table of Contents: Stock Market Notes

Watch the 9 min video clip on the stock market: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnJCOof2HJk

Stock Market Notes: Take notes starting on Section 3 of the Power Point.

How to read a stock table- Make sure you look at the website and know what each of the columns mean on a stock table to prepare you for next class as we start our stock market project.

Monday March 7 work

Great Crash Primary Source Document

1. Number paragraphs
2. Highlight the author's claims. (A claim is an arguable statement or assertion made by the author. Data, facts, or other backing should support an author’s assertion)
3. For each of the 5 subsections of the article, summarize each section.  In other words, what is the author claiming in each section.
4. Keep this document as it is a great resource for helping you answer test question #4 below.

Test Question #4

4.  Analyze the events of the Great Crash of 1929.

Early 1920’s Stock Market Speculation Wealth Distribution Surplus of Goods Buying on the Margin Repayment of Loans

Wednesday/Thursday Mar 2-3

Table of Contents: Great Depression

1. Watch video and complete the attached worksheet
Unintended Consequences Video

2. Make a timeline of the Great Crash on the back of the worksheet. Read pp 290-291 and put the events in chronological order.

3. Test objective #4 Worksheet-  Complete the worksheet using your knowledge form the video/textbook.  This worksheet is your 4th essay objective on the exam.