STOCK PORTFOLIO WEBQUEST

Introduction

You have saved money in a savings account and decided to invest $1,000 of your savings in stocks.

The Task

*Make a list of the companies in which you may want to invest your money.

*Research the financial reports of these companies.

*Check the current stock reports to find out if these stocks have been showing a profit.

*Invest the $1,000 and monitor your portfolio over a six-week period using printed or electronic financial reporting resources.

*At the end of the six-week period, sell your portfolio to determine your profit or loss.

Resources 

• Tips for Reading an Annual Report, interprets each of the annual reports.
• Trivia From Annual Reports, interesting facts about financial reports and a quiz to test your knowledge.
• American Stock Exchange
• Tipstar Stock Report Stock promotions, investing, research
• Under $10 Stock Report
• www.Fool.Com
• www.cnbc.com
• Company Data Request
• Analyzing Financial Reports, the booklet from the Chrysler Coporation on interpreting financial reports.
• Classroom copy of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
• Classroom copy of THE DETROIT FREE PRESS
• Classroom copy of BARRON'S

The Process

1. List the companies you have chosen to invest your $1,000.
2. Indicate the number of shares you will purchase in each company.
3. Using current printed or electronic stock report resources, indicate the cost of each share of stock.
4. Using current printed or electronic stock report resources, indicate the total investment in each company.
5. Calculate your total investment.
6. Indicate any cash balance. Remember, you want to invest as much of the $1,000 as possible.
7. You will be analyzing your investment over a six-week period. During that time, you may sell part of your investment to reinvest in other companies or to purchase additional stock in a company that is doing particularly well..

Conclusion

At the end of the six-week period, you will determine how much you have earned by selling your investment.

This page was adapted from Bernie Dodge 's WebQuest_Template1.html by Tom March