Finance08: Stock Journal Assignment

This is the second of three stock journal assignments that you will complete during this course. For this assignment, add your work for Week 8 to your previous work from Week 3, following the instructions and using the provided templates below.

· In the Weeks 3, 8, and 10 Stock Journal Project Excel Template 1 [XLSX] template you began in Week 3, enter your chosen companies, the share prices, and the number of shares you will be purchasing given your budget of $25K.

· Note: The above Excel template has been provided for your use for the stock journal assignment. You will notice that there are directions for your work in Weeks 3, 8, and 10. When submitting your assignment for each week, you may use the provided Excel template above, your own Excel template that you create or a Word document that you create as long as it communicates the requested information.

· Note: There are locked cells in the Excel template. The cells have been locked to prevent the formulas from being disturbed. The cells that you will need to use to complete this assignment are not locked. You may create your own templates, however it is recommended that you use the templates provided.

· In the Weeks 3, 8, and 10 Stock Journal Writing Assignment Template [DOC] (see attachment) template you began in Week 3, write your rationale/summary.

Download both templates. Then, complete, save, and submit both templates at the same time to Blackboard.

Instructions

For this week’s portion of the assignment, complete the following:

1. Record the current price of the stock for each company you selected in Week 3’s Stock Journal.

· You may use any price during this week (for example, day one price, the opening, the low, the high, the close, or any price you find when you check it during the day).

· Use the MS Excel spreadsheet or MS Word document to put your Week 3 and Week 8 stock prices side-by-side, to show your comparison.

2. Determine the current value of your total investment.

· Do not make any changes to your investment at this time.

· Calculate your new total (earnings or losses) based on the number of shares and the new price per share, for each company.

3. Provide your assessment of your investments after evaluating the results of your current investments. This is the information you will include in your word document template.

· Consider the following as you provide your assessment:

. How would you evaluate the results of your current investment?

. Why do you believe the stock increased, decreased, or remained static?

. Are you upset because your investment is worth less than $25,000?

. Are you happy with the result and the trend?

Locate and incorporate at least two quality sources into this assignment.

Submit two documents for your journal assignment submission by uploading both documents at the same time to the assignment submission area. Note that you will update your template in Weeks 3, 8, and 10. Save the template after you have entered your figures so that your selected stocks’ growth or decline can be tracked.

· Completed Excel template with Week 3 and Week 8 complete.

· Completed Word document template with your rationale with Week 3 and Week 8 complete.

Week XX (Enter Week) Stock Journal

Week 3 Instructions: You do not have to provide any analysis to justify your decisions. You must only provide some reason for picking that company. For example, you might invest in Ford because that company gets a lot of your money and you hear that Ford is doing well and will continue to do well. Insert your rationale here. One paragraph is more than adequate to provide a reason why you have selected the 3 companies you have chosen.

Week 8 Instructions: Evaluate the results of your current investment. Are you happy with the result and the trend? Are you upset because you’re investment is worth less than $25,000? Feel free to speculate / guess at why you believe the stock increased, decreased, or remained static. Insert your update here. One paragraph is more than adequate to provide and update concerning the 3 companies you have chosen.

Week 10 Instructions: Provide your final opinion / assessment of your investments. Did you make money or lose money? Discuss your results and based on hindsight, describe what you would do differently. Discuss what you learned from this assignment. Do you believe this assignment will help you in the future in any way? Insert your update here. One paragraph is more than adequate to provide and update concerning the 3 companies you have chosen.

*Use black, size 12, Times New Roman, Arial, Courier, or Calibri fonts. Double-space your paragraph. See the formatting instructions under the Strayer Writing Standards link in the Course Shell.

*AFTER COMPLETING YOUR WORK, DELETE ALL ITEMS IN RED. Your font must be black.