Studying Stocks The stock market is a tricky thing. It is a great way to make a lot of money, or lose a lot of money. You just have to learn how to play your cards right. I tried my best, but ultimately lost a hefty amount of money. I spent time trying to find the best stocks so that way I could make a profit, but instead I learned that, you have to be diligent, and strategic for when you buy low and sell high for maximum profits. I decided to invest in five separate companies. The first company was The Walt Disney company, also called Disney. I used Yahoo Finance to track the weekly stocks. The second company was Microsoft Corporation. Third, Apple Incorporation. Fourth, Nike Incorporation. Lastly, Mastercard Incorporation. I didn’t purposely
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They make money through selling all sorts of products, producing films, TV shows, fictional characters, music soundtracks, the list goes on and on. The most popular items when you think of Disney are the fictional character that were first created with Disney such as Mickey Mouse. But after digging into Disney some more I found that they own Pixar, ABC, ESPN, Hollywood Records, Marvel, Lucasfilms and many more! Because they own so much, they are able to make big bucks. There are two main reasons I invested in Disney, one because I love them company and two, because after looking at the 52 week prices, I realized that I was buying it for a low price and would be able to sell it for a high price. It worked …show more content…
Apple is a very popular electronics producing company, and several millions of people in the world buy their phones, myself included. I decided to invest because Apple was on a constant rise for a very long time, I thought it would have good chances to keep rising with the new phone release. Unfortunately the new phone was highly critiqued and really hurt Apple’s stock market. Nike is a shoe selling company which like Disney, owns other companies I didn’t know about. They own Converse and Hurley apparel. They make money by selling and sponsoring shoes, and athletes. The only reason I invested in Nike was because the 52 week price projection showed a dramatic increase in Nike’s stock price. So I invest in hopes of selling high. However I lost money investing in this because Nike spiked downwards continuously. It never really seemed to gain much. Mastercard owns debit and credit cards. They make money on interest, fees and other monetary needs of people. I invested in this because I know people use cards as payment frequently, especially with college starting new terms and the holidays coming up, I guessed that the amount of money the company made would go up and increase stock price. The 52 week analysis also showed me that my idea was
They make money through selling all sorts of products, producing films, TV shows, fictional characters, music soundtracks, the list goes on and on. The most popular items when you think of Disney are the fictional character that were first created with Disney such as Mickey Mouse. But after digging into Disney some more I found that they own Pixar, ABC, ESPN, Hollywood Records, Marvel, Lucasfilms and many more! Because they own so much, they are able to make big bucks. There are two main reasons I invested in Disney, one because I love them company and two, because after looking at the 52 week prices, I realized that I was buying it for a low price and would be able to sell it for a high price. It worked …show more content…
Apple is a very popular electronics producing company, and several millions of people in the world buy their phones, myself included. I decided to invest because Apple was on a constant rise for a very long time, I thought it would have good chances to keep rising with the new phone release. Unfortunately the new phone was highly critiqued and really hurt Apple’s stock market. Nike is a shoe selling company which like Disney, owns other companies I didn’t know about. They own Converse and Hurley apparel. They make money by selling and sponsoring shoes, and athletes. The only reason I invested in Nike was because the 52 week price projection showed a dramatic increase in Nike’s stock price. So I invest in hopes of selling high. However I lost money investing in this because Nike spiked downwards continuously. It never really seemed to gain much. Mastercard owns debit and credit cards. They make money on interest, fees and other monetary needs of people. I invested in this because I know people use cards as payment frequently, especially with college starting new terms and the holidays coming up, I guessed that the amount of money the company made would go up and increase stock price. The 52 week analysis also showed me that my idea was