Week Two Stocks

Last week I bought 375 shares of Walmart (WMT) for $52.81 the current price now is $52.46. It's 52 week ranking is $151.40-$244.00. Today, the stock is down about 1.58% overall. A major competitor for Walmart is Target (TGT); it's 52 week ranking is $45.28-$60.97, which isn't quite as broad as Walmart. However, as the holiday season approaches, I believe Walmart will increase at least $3.00 because it offers more of the name brand goods that people can relate to. Target on the other hand is not as popular.

Week Two Vocabulary

5. Dividend- The part of corporate net earnings distributed usually periodically (as quarterly) to stockholders in the form of cash, additional shares, or property either as a set amount per share or a percentage of par value.
* Give him a few shares of high-dividend stock.


6. Earnings- The balance of revenue for a specified period that remains after deducting related costs and expenses incurred.
* Bob uses his earnings to cover the expenses of everyday life.



7. Private vs. Public Companies- Private companies have private shareholders who's shares may not exceed 50 and can not be offered for public subscription. A public company offers shares to the public who may purchase as many shares as wanted.
* Facebook is a privately owned company making me unable to invest in it, however, I have purchased stocks from Amazon as it is a publicly owned company.



8. Growth Stock- Stock of a corporation that has had faster than average gains in earnings and is expected to continue to rise.
* My shares in Microsoft have proven to be growth stocks because they are rapidly rising.

Week One Stocks

I purchased 350 shares of Limited Brands (LTD) at $40.36. the current price has dropped $.19 since that point, but has begun to progress. I believe this stock will continue to rise and progress because many popular brands are tied into this company and shopping season is slowly creeping in.

Week One Vocabulary

1. Stocks- Shares the public buys from a company.
     *Last week, Sally bought stocks from three different companies.

2. Bonds- Debt investment in which an investor loans money to an entity (corporate). It borrows the funds for a defined period of time with interest.
     *A company issued Dave a bond that will be returned with interest.

3. Dow Jones- The average of how the top thirty companies in the stock market are doing, whether they are up or down.
     *Today, the Dow Jones is down, however; I haven't invested in these companies therefore, it doesn't have a major affect on my stocks.

4. Equity-They money value of a property or business beyond any amounts owed on it in mortgages, claims, etc. 
     *Over they years, the couple has avoided tapping into their home equity for unnecessary expenses.

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Top Ten!

1. Love Culture (clothing brand)
2. Cinnamon Life (food) <3 :D
3. Crest Pro Health (toothpaste)
4. Dodge (vehicle)
5. Samsung Reality (phone)
6. Apple (computer)
7. Wii (gaming system)
8. Sperrys (shoes)
9. Cover Girl (make up)
10. Subway (resturaunt)

911 blog post

Here we are, ten years later from the day that changed our nation, Our Twin Towers, The World Trade Center, was struck by planes hijacked by terrorists, and fell to the ground killing thousands. And I've been posed with a question, ten years later, who won? Well? What was their goal? They could have easily struck something much larger, and more populated, why did they choose that? They were aiming to take out our economy, and break us down, today, we face a great recession, jobs are dropping significantly, we're losing money as a nation, the American people are giving up in a sense, Hussein is gone, but in the end did he win? We're slowly slipping away, and scrambling to fix this mess, I believe, people around the world is starting to see the answer to the question, America is breaking and falling under, we've got to do something quick, we have to take action if we want to hold our place in the world. In my opinion, the nation is losing, they lost the battle, but we're still strong and we're hanging on and fighting and refusing to give up and let them win.

Entry 2

My cause for what I want to do is to help people and bears live and cope together more effectively. A lot of people really don't understand how bears act and behave, therefore, everyday bears and people come together in a negative way and completely clash; resulting in bear killings, attacks, and big messes for us to clean up. I believe learning more about how these animals live and act, will greatly reduce the amount of tension between us all. One person who could help educate us on the bears and what to do when we come into contact with them is Ann Bryant, the founder of the Bear League, in Lake Tahoe, California. She spends all of her time responding to calls related to bear sightings and problems, she strives to keep the bears out of human territory and teaches people how to avoid bears in their territory. Instead of harming the bears, Ann uses tactics that scare the bears and keep them from coming back.