Three ideas

Important Ideas


List dangers in a satirical voice
Explain the potential of the product
Show overwhelming stats that are intriguing

Stock Mentor

We decided that finding a mentor for the activity since the stock exchange field is quite extensive. We met up with Greg Luerken to seek help for our 20 time stock project. While he doesn't trade the same type of stocks as we do since he trades options which arguably have a better profit margin. When we met with Greg we looked at and distinguished a few stocks that we considered above average in potential growth. On top of that he also tried to convince me to trade option stocks instead of standard stocks. He defined the benefits of options over standard and I was willing to try option trading as it sounded a little more complex but a hell of a lot safer. This meeting really changed my mind on how effective option trading can be as he usually makes around 75k a month by as he says “betting” on stock prices. Going forward we might change our guide end product to include options trading as a solid and comparable option (ha).

They say, I say

                There are many people that would say that the market is on the up and up and isn’t looking like it’s going to crash since people are optimistic about our country’s growth. They also say despite this that investing in stocks is a gamble as you can’t predict what is going to happen in the future. They say the market is looking to be bullish forever and that this is prime investing weather. Many have also said that inflation has been defeated by American economist because they are always ahead of it and keep it under control. A lot of people also say that the federal reserve is public and owned by the government.

                “At the current moment the market is very volatile, spurring a good time to invest and take advantage of the market’s volatility” says Courtney a lead market analyst. I very much agree that this is the best time to invest due to the volatility however the market is up at the moment so the entry prices are high and due to our limited budget we have to research more and find solid investments. “If you’re going to buy individual stocks, we believe that you should buy companies that are leaders in their industry, have disciplined management teams and have good rates of growth in sales or earnings,” Courtney says.  I find that very interesting as I have always invested in small volatile companies in bulk in order to maximize my buying power however I will have to try this and compare the profit margin.

                All of this shows how misinformed the populous is. The first example of people saying that the market is on the up and up is purely wrong while we are bullish at the moment however in march fed interest rates are going to go up in order to slow inflationary pressure on our economy. “Investing in the stock market is too risky” I simply can’t agree with that for many reasons the most prominent reason being that if you plan out your investments the stock market becomes significantly less risky and more profitable. They say this is prime investing weather, however a bullish market can be very difficult to invest in and slightly riskier than usual due to the potential volatility of the market that being said this is the time when you can make the most money on the market due to that same volatility. Inflation has not been defeated and we see about a .5% each year due to employment. The federal reserve is a private company the controls interest rates.

Checking in

JohnS:

I am going to call you that for the rest of your life. Maybe even after that. Anyway, interesting idea. It will be interesting to see how your previous experience comes into play. Who will be seeing your final product? Who will it be helping? It would be interesting to compare you previous experience and current experience in light of the new presidency as they can potentially sway the stock market. Hmm.

Playing the market week 2

• Is getting into the stock market a viable high school hobby?
• What is the barrier to entry of the stock market?
• How can someone make a living off of the stock market?
• Is there a gender pay gap in the stock market, if so how big?

Playing the Stock Market? (week 1)

After my friend finally cracked me, I finally succumb to the dark side (also because all my other ideas were shut down).  We have decided that we will start with an investment of five hundred dollars and our end goal is a mere ten times the initial investment (should be okay).  This is something that would easily be presentable showing our success or failure. The end product would be a stock market survival guide. This will be a fresh slate, so there aren't currently any successes or failures but hopefully by the end of our experience we will have a couple of both as I believe that failures are just as important as successes if not more important in the learning process and hopefully if we collect enough data about what works and what doesn't we will make a stock survival guide. Hopefully this turns out as well as i'm hoping however only time will tell.