Business Contest 2013 Week IV

2. Business Contest 2013 Week IV

3. The Stock Market

4. Business Contest 2013

5. Business Contest 2013 The BullsA bull market is when everything in the economy is great, people are finding jobs, gross domestic product (GDP) is growing, and stocks are rising. Things are just plain rosy! Picking stocks during a bull market is easier because everything is going up. Bull markets cannot last forever though, and sometimes they can lead to dangerous situations if stocks become overvalued. If a person is optimistic and believes that stocks will go up, he or she is called a "bull" and is said to have a "bullish outlook". 

6. Business Contest 2013 The BearsA bear market is when the economy is bad, recession is looming and stock prices are falling. Bear markets make it tough for investors to pick profitable stocks. One solution to this is to make money when stocks are falling using a technique called short selling. Another strategy is to wait on the sidelines until you feel that the bear market is nearing its end, only starting to buy in anticipation of a bull market. If a person is pessimistic, believing that stocks are going to drop, he or she is called a "bear" and said to have a "bearish outlook". 

8. Business Contest 2013

9. Business Contest 2013 Shares Outstanding: The number of shares held by investors and company insiders.

10. Business Contest 2013 The total value of a company in the stock market. It is calculated by multiplying shares outstanding by the current share price.

11. Business Contest 2013 Price Range (low – high) in the latest trading day

12. Business Contest 2013 Price Range (low – high) in the last 52 weeks

13. Business Contest 2013 Opening price on the last trading day

14. Business Contest 2013 Volume is the number of shares traded on the last trading day. the average volume is measured over 30 days.

15. Business Contest 2013 Earnings Per Share: The net income over the last four quarters divided by shares outstanding

16. Business Contest 2013 Price to Earnings Ratio: The share price divided by the earnings per share.

17. Business Contest 2013 Div = dividend per share paid to shareholders in the most recent quarter. Yield = value of latest dividend, multiplied by the number of times dividends are typically paid per year, divided by stock price.

18. Business Contest 2013 Beta: The measure of a fund’s or stock’s risk in relation to the market or alternative benchmark

19. Business Contest 2013 Institutional Ownership: The % of shares outstanding held by institutional investors such as pension plans.

20. Business Contest 2013

22. Business Contest 2013

23. Business Contest 2013 Have a system and stick with it. When investing in raw materials: A: Proven + Probable Reserves B: Price of Reserve in the market C: Company’s Market Capitalization If: A x B > C, then:Buy If: A x B < C, then:Sell

24. Business Contest 2013 Cut Your Losses

25. Business Contest 2013 The only thing you have to fear is fear itself.

26. Business Contest 2013 Don’t Get Greedy

27. Business Contest 2013 Worry about what you can control. Ignore what you can't.

28. Business Contest 2013 The market is always right.

29. Business Contest 2013 A little bit of technical analysis never hurts.

30. Business Contest 2013 Buy low, sell high.

31. Business Contest 2013 Build a pyramid.

32. Business Contest 2013 Making money is easy. Keeping it is hard.

33. Business Contest 2013 Your Task: “The Business Contest Week 4 Smart Stocks Challenge.”

34. Business Contest 2013 Your Task: 1st Place – 500JHD & Win 2ndPlace – 150JHD & Win 3rd Place – 100JHD & Win 4th Place – 50JHD & Loss 5th Place – Loss 6th Place – Loss & Eliminated