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D oes money matter to you? Get a grip on personal finances with this family group class. Teams will invest a virtual $100,000 in the online "Stock Market Game". 
Through the sponsorship of Kurt Thomas and the NY Knicks and Merrill Lynch, Inc. selected students will be eligible for paid internships this summer.

Go to Topics by Week

Ishknarine Suedass and Anthony Williams represented our class at the official launch. 
Check out the links below to see for yourself.

Launch Event with NY KNICKS at NASDAQ

Merrill Lynch also Covers the Event  

Topic I:   
(Week 1)  What are Stocks and Markets? The nomenclature of investment trading. Teamwork.

• Brainstorming the elements of teamwork
• Essay on Teamwork
  
• Reading about the historical stock market crashes
• Reading about investing after 9-11
• Creating a nomenclature file

Topic II:  
(Week 2) Investing in the Stock Market Game

• The Game begins: February 12th Activate accounts at http://www.smgww.org
• Using http://hoovers.com research two Industries and four companies
• Write assessment of researach  before investing
• At least one BUY order must be placed by 3:30 February 15th
  

Topic III:  
(Week 3 ) Sectors and Industries: the minefields of investing

• Researching sectors and industries to pick stocks
• Calculating the costs 
• Calculating the returns
• Tracking the numbers in Excel

 (Week 4)  Continue Research, Analaysis, and Trading

(Week 5) Investment Brokers/Exploring Merrill Lynch

Topic IV:  
(Week 6) Researaching Historical Figures

• Using the Web to get historical prices http://finance.yahoo.com
• Charting prices in Excel
  

Topic IV:  
(Week  7) Writing Resumes

• Brainstorming skills and traits
• Drafting Resume
• Revising Resume
  

(Week 8)  Continue Research, Analaysis, and Trading

• Use http://quicken.com to research different analists styles
• Compare holdings according to Quicken's analitical tools
  

(Week 9 ) Go for Broke: Last week of trading

Topic VI:   
(Week 10) Market Mysteries

• Teams Solve Market Mysteries on SMG
• Work through elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels in team groups
  

Topic VII: 
(Weeks 11) Researching Savings/Investing the power of compounding using Google.com

• For Internet Research Tips:   http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm
  
• Bank Interest Rates
• Calculating compounding
• Internet research for compounding tools
• How do credit cards charge?
• How do mortgages work?
• Excellent resource for money skills http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com
• Online money calculators http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/english/resources/calculators/  
• Bloomberg mortgage calculator to use for midterm test http://www.bloomberg.com/money/loan/mtge_calc.html
• Compound Interest Problems calculator to use for midterm test http://www.1728.com/compint.htm
  

Topic VIII:  (Week 12) Investigate Mutual Funds 

• What are they?
• Why are so many people buying them?
• Categories of funds.
• Understanding "loads."
  

• Researching funds
• http://www.morningstar.com/
• http://www.quicken.com/investments/mutualfunds/
• http://www.businessweek.com/investor/funds.html

Topic VIII: (Weeks 13 & 14) Researach Projects -- Reflections and Advice from Students

Topic IX:    (Week 15) Final Project Presentations

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