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Understanding Stocks and Stock Quotes for Smart Investing

Learn about stocks and stock market quotes to make informed investment decisions. Explore how companies like Mars Incorporated and The Hershey Company operate in the stock market. Research considerations and key financial metrics explained. Discover reliable sources for stock quotes.

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Understanding Stocks and Stock Quotes for Smart Investing

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  1. What Is A Stock?Presented By:(Insert your Name & Firm Logo Here)FINRA Reviewed, June 17, 2014 The Stock Market Game IIF@sifma.org

  2. Do you know these guys? Do you know what this is?

  3. Mars Incorporated is a private company. The Hershey Company is a public company.

  4. Mars Incorporated is a private company. The Hershey Company is a public company.

  5. The Hershey Company is a public company.

  6. Research: What to consider • What do they sell? Do people want it or need it? • Are they making money? • Who are the competitors?

  7. Research: Quote Definitions

  8. Research: The Stock Quote Source: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=HSY

  9. Research: Where to look • Yahoo! Finance • http://finance.yahoo.com • Morningstar • http://www.morningstar.com/ • TheStreet.com (Investor Research) • http://www.thestreet.com/investment-research/index.html?cm_ven_int=navresearch • Bloomberg (Markets) • http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/ • Official company websites

  10. Research: A closer look • Net Income • $820.47M (4/17/14) • Source: Yahoo! Finance • Earnings Per Share • 3.61 (4/17/14) • Source: Yahoo! Finance • Price to Earnings Ratio • 27.87 (4/17/14) • Source: Yahoo! Finance Ticker Symbol: HSY

  11. Questions

  12. Thank You

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