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    the US has never imagined that the economy would have collapsed that badly, especially during the Roaring Twenties. The average American was able to buy automobiles and invest some of his/her money in the stock market where a lot of money can be made. The catastrophic collapse of the stock market occurred on the so-called “Black Thursday” as 12.9 million shares were traded that day. Five days later, there were 16 million shares traded and so, millions of shares ended up worthless. As a result,…

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    The impact of the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression had an enormous effect on the economy and took a large toll on the people, as arguably the worst times this country has ever suffered through based on the widespread levels of poverty and death that occurred. The largest factor in the beginning of the Great Depression was the Stock Market Crash, but how did the crash ever take place to begin with? In the 1920’s also known as the Roaring Twenties, life was good, the U.S. was,…

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    the stock market crash of october 1929. By 1993 when the great depression reached its lowest point 15 million americans were unemployed. Nearly half the country’s banks had failed. Throughout the 1920s, the U.S. economy expanded rapidly, and the nation’s total wealth more than doubled between 1920 and 1929, a period called “The Roaring Twenties”. They american economy entered a mild recession. There was stock exchange on wall street. The scene was reckless. As a result the stock market…

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    great depression by many professionals, so a solid answer is difficult to find. But the argument that people will investing their savings, even taking out loans to buy stock, and the lack of spending and movement of assets caused the fall of the economy. In the mid 20’s, people saw potential of growth of wealth in the stock market. People heavily invested their savings into shares of companies and some had…

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    2.04 Investing Assignment

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    see how much money you have to invest. What were your results? Inheriting $10,000_____________________________________________________ Step 2) Fill out investing chart. These websites can help you msn.money, Yahoo Finance, Bankrate, investopedia, Market Watch Getting started. Type of Investment Description—explain what it is and how it works. Level of Risk and Potential Return—explain. (How likely are you to lose your money vs make money) Real-life example of this investment (name or company)…

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    My passion for economics begun during my eighth grade year. Being a kid who had no financial obligations, I saved up every dollar I received for a few years and had amassed a decent sum of money. My dad suggested that I invest monies in short-term stock options to build up more money, so I agreed to give him five-hundred dollars. My dad controlled the brokerage account, but we worked together in finding wise investments. Even though I did not have control of the account, there was never an…

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    Product description for RCM Canadian One Kilo Gold Bar One the heavier gold bars produced by the famous Royal Canadian Mint, this 1-kilo Gold bar is ideal for those who wish to convert substantial amounts of liquid cash into commodities that appreciate in value over time. The Royal Canadian Mint is an official Mint of Canada and its shares are held in trust for the Queen in right of Canada. It is responsible for the production of all coin based legal tender in Canada as well as the production…

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    Home Depot Case

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    calculations result in a -15% value, which indicates that the investment would be unacceptable. Because of the calculations’ high NPV, Home Depot expects the investment to create value for its shareholders despite the prevailing risks, such as, strong market competition and an ability to respond to consumer trends (Home Depot, 2015). On the other hand, the use of the IRR approach on Home Depot’s data presents a challenge because the cash flow data contains several reported negative and positive…

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    Investment Strategy Diversify two stocks per industry to dampen effects of industry specific crashes, while still maintaining a substantial amount of capital within each market to benefit from industry specific rises. Our investment strategy would focus solely on capital growth, as such, the three industries would be the Financial, Telecom Services, and Utilities sector as they are currently the top performing sectors with around +60% companies up 0% - 2%. TELECOM SERVICES 1. Fusion…

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    Ben Lerner Mortgage Advisor San Luis Obispo’s Opes Advisors A longtime resident of San Luis Obispo, California, Ben Lerner earned his bachelor of science in human development with an emphasis on developmental psychology from California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly). While attending Cal Poly, he competed as a member of the University’s championship cycling team and taught general bicycle education and bicycle safety classes in conjunction with multiple Cal Poly clubs. He went on to…

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