Student Investment Association

1. “The path to financial freedom” Steven Savickas & Panos Grivakis Student Investment Association

2. Announcements: • Panos on Wall street this week • Sign in on the attendance sheet • Portfolio sheet sign up • membership ($39) • NEW Website: www.msu.edu/~investor • Teaching & Assitance Hours for next week: Monday 6-8pm Trading Room 103 Eppley (Panos) Tuesday 6-8pm Trading Room 103 Eppley (?) Wednesday 6-8 Trading Room 103 Eppley (Panos)

3. Successful Investor Books have arrived!

4. Stock watch…. • ESMC, MIDD, LWAY? • What is everyone following?

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8. Hand out materials • Q – Why do you want to do investment banking/investment management? • Talk about how your experiences have prepared you. • How you developed core skills – analytical ability, good communication skills, strong work ethic

9. Virtual Portfolio Groups • Small Groups consist of 5 people • Online Virtual portfolio with $10,000 per group www.stockquest.com • Trades cost $10 • Purchase up to as many as 6 stocks > $5.00 • Have to hold stocks for at least 24 hours • 3 out of 5 is majority for decision making

10. Virtual Portfolio Groups • One leader per group • Sign up with friends or we will arrange groups • Sign up sheet going around now for members • E-board will be facilitators • We encourage group presentations

11. Group Leader Responsibilities • Organizing convenient times to meet • Inform members • Make sure picks are handed in • Facilitate group and e-mail • SIA meetings held every 2 weeks

12. Virtual Portfolio Groups • Must have stocks picks in by Wednesday march 24 at 9pm • Competition ends April 23 at 4pm • Must complete a group survey on your groups investment strategy (see Website)

13. Virtual Portfolio Website • www.Stockquest.com

14. Why get involved with Portfolio • Interview topics • Examples of involvement • Skills • Leadership • Teamwork • Communication • Decision making • Top group and 2 all-stars (wild Cards) get free membership for next semester

15. Why get involved with Portfolio • Planning to take best portfolio group and 2 best wildcards to top firm for the day.

16. Question & Answer • What is the difference between a correction and a bear market? • Acorrection is basically any pullback in the major market indexes, even a minor one. An intermediate correction is one in which the market declines 10% to 20%. And normally any market decline of 20% or more is considered a bear market. • But for weeks, stocks have been under selling pressure, which finally knocked the NASDAQ to its first 10% correction since the March 2003 bottom

17. Words of wisdom from Mr. O'Neil? Stock market rules for newbiesThere are some important rules beginning investors should know as they develop their portfolios. William O’Neill of "Investors Business Daily" shares more tips for folks new to the stock market with host Tess Vigeland.

18. Investment Survey for portfolio due by next Wednesday by 9pm Investment Strategies: Sell rules:_________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Buy rules: _________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ What are you looking for when searching for stocks (e.g. Charting, fundamentals, volume, etc.)? What are the goals of this group? 1. ________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________ 3._________________________________________________________ Stocks you are buying and reason why: (You can choose up to 6) Stock Ticker: Price: Date: Why: 1. ____________________________________________________________ 2._____________________________________________________________ 3._____________________________________________________________ 4._____________________________________________________________ 5._____________________________________________________________ 6._____________________________________________________________

19. Tips for Portfolio Success • Follow your stocks daily. Less than 20 minutes a day – like reading the paper. • Implement buy/sell rules • Cut losses short • Review handouts & PowerPoint's

20. Success in the market comes from: • Finding the right stocks or funds • CAN-SLIM Stocks • Buying at the right time • Pivot points. Bases. • Holding for the right length of time • Selling for profit

21. Diversification • Do not buy a lot of different stocks that you don’t know much about. • Its hard to keep up with 10 stocks daily. • Stick to stocks that are LEADERS in the strongest Industry groups. • Stick to the best stocks

22. Questions & Answers?

23. Portfolio Picks due Wed! • Teaching & Assitance for next week: Monday 6-8pm Trading Room 103 Eppley (Panos) Tuesday 6-8pm Trading Room 103 Eppley (Steven) Wednesday 6-8pm Trading Room 103 Eppley (Panos) Stocks due by 9pm Wednesday March 24th 2004 Last chance to get in SIA Portfolio Competition! BECOME A MEMBER TODAY Student Inve$tment Association Investor@msu.edu http://www.msu.edu/~investor

24. Why should you join the SIA? For $39 you get plenty of benefits… • Free investment book! • If you sign up 3 of your friends, your membership is free! • Access to IBD $1000+ professional level research which offers technical chart and stock analysis • Investment library of books, Audio CD’s, Cassette Tapes for you to check out! • Access to state of the art trading room! • Learn about investing and the stock market! • Portfolio Competition with great incentives! • Professional Guest speakers from top firms. • Great resume builder • Meet new friends • Plan your way to financial freedom!