PIMM FINANCIAL 8 th Grade  Pedro Hernandez  Isaiah Perez  Maria Cobaxin  Maria Ocampo

Stocks Top Stocks Profit $ or higher  Six Flags (SIX)  Apple INC (AAPL)  Disney (DIS)  Zumiez (ZUMZ)  Home Depot (HD)  Nike (NKE) Lowest Stocks  China Ming Yang Wind Power Group (My)  Microsoft (MSFT)

What’s happening? The economy… Losing homes Losing homes Losing jobs Losing jobs Small businesses hurting Small businesses hurting Taxes going up Taxes going up Schools losing money Schools losing money So we invested in a lot of different stocks – 15 to be exact Some of the other stocks are MCD, HOTT, F, DODFX, HBI, DXD, and SDS

What is a stock?  A stock is a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor manufacturer or inventory.  A stock is part ownership in a company. You do this by investing money in the company.

Six Flags  Why: It is an amusement park and every one wants to pretend there is no depression going on.  Gained: $21,  My team bought this stock because it’s a fantastic place where you can have fun, ride roller coasters, and go to the water park.

Apple  Why: New technology as in iPads, iPods, iPhones, and computers.  Gained:$7,  My team and I bought this stock because everyone is buying all the new stuff such as Macs and iPhones.

Microsoft  Why: People use Microsoft products almost every day  Lost: $  My team bought this stock because we know that most of the teachers, students, entrepreneurs, businessmen, and etc., use their products.

China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited  Why: China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Co., Ltd., founded in 2006, is the largest non-state-owned (or state-controlled) fan manufacturer in China.  Lost: $  My team bought this stock because we wanted to see how much money we would lose or gain if we invest in a wind company.

What We Learned How To…  Buy, sell, and trade stocks  Research different stocks  Cooperatively work in a group  Work with graphs to help us decide whether we should buy, sell, or trade a stock  Evaluate our country's economic system

Thank you! Our 8 th grade teachers Our Principal Chicago Tribune News in Education Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC SIFMA Foundation for Investor Education SIFMA Foundation for Investor Education