Week 2 comparisions

This week a bought Apple over Amazon. The reason I thought this would be a good idea is because Apple is coming out with the next generation Iphone and are going to continue to come out with new things. Amazon just came out with their new Kindle that was created to directly give Apple  competition with their Ipads. I still think Apple will be a better investment for me.

Vocabulary week 2

Risk: Different than expected losing some or all of original investment.
        Whenever you buy a stock you are taking a risk because there is a chance it can go down and you          lose out.
Dividend: A distribution of a portion of a companies earnings.
       After selling on of my stocks I got $50 in dividend.
Private Companies vs. Public Companies: Private Companies are inaccesible for the public, however anyone can buy into Public Companies.
        I was trying to buy a share in a company but couldn't because it wasn't public.
Growth Stock: Shares in a company whose earnings are expected to grow at an above average rate relative to the economy.
       When I compared two stocks I picked one over the other because I saw potential for growth in it.

Week 1 comparisons

This week I bought Goodrich. When I first looked at it I noticed it was the highest growing company for the day. And now that I look at it today I realized that I made a good choice because they are buying one of their competetors which is making the stock grow and do well.

Vocabulary Week 1

1.Stock: A part of a company that is owned by a shareholder.
         Today I bought 50 shares in one stock.
2.Equity: Market value minus the expenses.
         When you buy a house the equity is usually more than you thought.
3.Dow Jones: A system that tells you how the market is doing
         Today the Dow Jones is down 5%.
4. Bonds: Money used to finance a variety of projects and activites.
         To help build a new football field for the school a bond was issued.
         

Phone Cast

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10 Brand Names

1. Nike

2. Adidas

3. Cowgirl Tuff Jeans

4. Cactus Ropes

5. Mtn. Dew

6. Gatorade

7. Team Real Tree

8. Mossy Oak

9. Under Armour

10. Love Spell

Did we or are we winning the war in Iraq??

The war in Iraq... many peeple have their beliefs about it. America is a free country so therefore in some peoples eyes we win everything. To answer the above question I personally think that we are slowly winning the war. Last year we finally found Bin Laden and killed him, to go along with the hanging of Sadam Hussein. They both were major leaders over there. Slowly but surely we are whittling away at them. All in all we are winning.