Travis' Review

What I contributed to the blog was i started the blog and kept everyone on track as to of what they needed to do. When it came to figuring out who needed to do what post or posts for the week I helped figure that out. I learned during the stock market game that it does not matter on what you think is going to happen to some stocks, because that might not always happen and you can't rely on that alone to figure out which stocks to invest in. I also learned what Short selling is and that if you think a stock is going to go down that you should short sell it rather than do nothing with it. I also learned that a Mutual Fund is a good way to earn money because it spreads your money out into different stocks. A bond is also another good thing that I learned about. A bond is a loan to a company that they have to pay back with interest. During the stock market game I would have changed what some of the stocks were that we invested in and how we invested in the stocks. I would have kept the same on how we did some of the things for the stock market and investing in the stock market. I would have kept the short selling, and maybe have even of done more of that.

Competitor Review for 12/14/09 to 12/18/09

For this week I will be doing a competitor review. I will be comparing the stocks Microsoft to Apple. Microsoft is the stock that we hold while Apple is another computer maker. On Monday Microsoft was at about 30.11 points, while Apple Inc. was at about 196.98. On Tuesday Microsoft was at about 30.02, while Apple Inc. was at about 194.17. On Wednesday Microsoft was at about 30.10, while Apple Inc. was at about 195.03. On Thursday Microsoft was at about 29.60, while Apple Inc. was at about 191.86. On Friday Microsoft was at about 30.36, while Thursday was at about 195.43. At the end of the week Microsoft gained about 1.7%-1.8%. Apple Inc. ended the week by gaining 0.4%-0.5%.

Review of the portfolio (Week 10)

For the final week of the stock market game, no changes (buying or selling stocks) were made to our portfolio. Our rank moved up and is now at 325 of 973. Our cash balance is at $68,277.12 the total equity was at $99,718.12. Our totaly equity has moved but not very much for the final week. Hopefully these last couple days of christmas will bring the stocks up even by a small amount would be a nice touch. No stock splits or dividends for this final week.

Coltons review

I will be explaining and or telling you how i myself would be doing this "stock market game" differently. I will be telling you, What i have learned from this game, What would i change if i were to restart this game, and What i would be keeping the same. First, what i have learned. I have learned how to manage stocks, and funds, and when to short sell, and how to keep myself from going under meaning i have also learned how to research and look into what that company will be doing in the future, and what will they be changing. Next, what i would change if i were to start over. I would change the company/company's i and my team bought stock in, I would of bought allot more "blue chip" company's. Blue Chip company's are like gas stations and oil company's etc. Finally, i will be telling you what i would keep the same. I would be keeping the amount of stocks we have bought the same, as well as the rank we currently hold in this game.

Review of the Market for 12/14/09 to 12/18/09

The S&P 500 for Monday gained 8 points, or 0.7%, closing at the highest point since October 2nd, 2008. For Tuesday it went down 6 points, or 0.6%. On Wednesday it went up 1 point, or 0.1%. For Thursday it went down 13 points, or 1.2%. On Friday it went gained 7 points, or 0.6%. For the week, S&P 500 lost 0.4%.

The DJIA for Monday rose 30 points, or 0.3%, closing at the highest point since October 1st, 2008. For Tuesday it went down 49 points, or 0.5%. On Wednesday it went down 11 points, or 0.1%. For Thursday it went down 133 points, or 1.3%. On Friday it went up 21 points, or 0.2%. For the week, DJIA lost 1.4%.

The NASDAQ for Monday gained 22 points, or 1%, closing at the highest point since September 18th, 2008. For Tuesday it went down 11 points, or 0.5%. On Wednesday it went up 6 points, or 0.3%. For Thursday it went down 27 points, or 1.2%. On Friday it went up 32 points, or 1.5%. For the week, NASDAQ gained 1%.

Review an Article from the USA Today Money Page.

This weeks blog will be on Review an Article from the USA Today Money Page. Investors cash out of money funds in drove. Investors have yanked out Net worth $490 billion from money funds this year through October. And others have just cashed there money out of the stock. This is all due to people flowing there cash money funds and are going into bond funds. This occurrence has only happened twice in the last 26 years. They say this is happening because bill's and other payments have deepened in price in the last few years. "It shows how deep the recession is: They may be taking money out to pay the bills or the mortgage." says Vincent Deluard. Investors where noted to be chasing "red-hot returns" during the month of October but for some reason, they were not this come this month October. But investors aren't chasing hot returns. And since the end of October, money fund assets have fallen an estimated $176 billion, the ICI says. An estimated $9.4 billion has fled stock funds. And $50 billion has poured into bond funds. Some investors are probably leaving money funds because yields are tiny. Money fund yields are low because the Federal Reserve has been holding short-term rates down to boost the economy.

Competitor Review for 12/7/09 to 12/11/09

For this week I will be doing a competitor review. I am going to compare Sprint Nextel Corp, (S) to the company that we have shares in Verizon Wireless (VZ). On Monday Verizon and Sprint had about the same amount of points. For Tuesday Verizon gained about 0.5% in points, while Sprint lost 6.5% in points. On Wednesday Verizon lost about 0.2%-0.3% in points, while Sprint gained about 5.3%-5.4% in points. For Thursday Verizon gained about 1.0%-1.1% in points, while Sprint lost about 2.5%-2.6% in points. By the end of the week Verizon gained about 0.1%-0.2% in points, while Sprint gained about 0.9%-1.0% in points. In the end Verizon gained only 1.4%-1.5%, while Sprint lost 2.6%-2.7%. Verizon came out on top this week in the stock market against Sprint Nextel Corp,.