I remember shopping at the grocery store with my Mom at the age of four scanning the items on the shelves. I would help my mom figure out what the best deals were, something she even struggled with at times. This experience sparked my love for math, and I became motivated to excel both academically and personally through my passion with numbers.
In my following years of school, I continued to excel in math and enjoy it. During my freshman year of high school, I was in a class called Personal Finance and part of the class included a project where we competed to see who could make the most amount of money off of buying and selling stocks. We were given one hundred thousand virtual dollars to invest within our simulator accounts. I was so excited …show more content…
With the help of my father, I was able to open my own junior trading account. Finally, I invested real money in two different companies. Since my investments were real this time around, I kept a close eye on the stocks I owned and the possibilities of purchasing new ones. I continued to watch CNBC after school to see what was happening in the financial world that could affect my stocks. One stock I owned was a pharmaceutical company called Alkermes. It was eventually thirty three percent above the price I bought it at, so I thought it would be a good idea to sell the shares I owned off this stock and take the profit. I loved the thrill of buying and selling my stocks and enjoyed the success of earning money this way. The feeling of uncertainty I had during the time I owned Alkermes made it fun and sometimes stressful. Overall, my interest and passion towards being successful at buying and selling stocks finally happened and my hard work through research payed off. Since a person’s career takes up a large amount of their life, they should choose to do something that they are passionate about. That is why I plan to continue educating myself about stocks by going to college and getting a Finance degree. I will be able to show people that doing something that you enjoy can turn into a career. With this degree I will be able to have a career in what I am passionate
In my following years of school, I continued to excel in math and enjoy it. During my freshman year of high school, I was in a class called Personal Finance and part of the class included a project where we competed to see who could make the most amount of money off of buying and selling stocks. We were given one hundred thousand virtual dollars to invest within our simulator accounts. I was so excited …show more content…
With the help of my father, I was able to open my own junior trading account. Finally, I invested real money in two different companies. Since my investments were real this time around, I kept a close eye on the stocks I owned and the possibilities of purchasing new ones. I continued to watch CNBC after school to see what was happening in the financial world that could affect my stocks. One stock I owned was a pharmaceutical company called Alkermes. It was eventually thirty three percent above the price I bought it at, so I thought it would be a good idea to sell the shares I owned off this stock and take the profit. I loved the thrill of buying and selling my stocks and enjoyed the success of earning money this way. The feeling of uncertainty I had during the time I owned Alkermes made it fun and sometimes stressful. Overall, my interest and passion towards being successful at buying and selling stocks finally happened and my hard work through research payed off. Since a person’s career takes up a large amount of their life, they should choose to do something that they are passionate about. That is why I plan to continue educating myself about stocks by going to college and getting a Finance degree. I will be able to show people that doing something that you enjoy can turn into a career. With this degree I will be able to have a career in what I am passionate