AP ECON. WEEK #8

THE WEEK OF OCT. 29, 2007
THE EYE-OPENER OF THE WEEK: “Liberty for the wolves is death to the lambs.”
Isaiah Berlin
UPCOMING SPEAKERS:
1. On Wednesday, Oct. 24 and Nov. 7, Victoria’s day, John Rogers, will come in and talk about how he started Ariel Capital Management, the investment philosophy behind the firm with specific example of how […]

QUIZ KEYS FOR MONDAY, OCT. 29

The keys will not be complete until Sunday, Oct. 21–so stay posted.
From the Peter Lynch material.
1. What does an investor need to understand about the stock market?
2. How do you make money in the stock market?
3. Should you get into “hot” stocks?
4. When should you sell your stock?
5. What can a cocktail party tell you […]

AP ECON. WEEK #7

THE WEEK OF OCT. 22, 2007
THE EYE-OPENER OF THE WEEK: When someone says it’s not about the money, its about the money.
H.L. Mencken
KEY DATES:
1. On Wednesday, Oct. 24, John Rogers will speak to us.
2. On Monday, Oct. 29, you will have a quiz on the materials that you have read associated with value investing […]

STOCK SELCTION PAPER, DUE, FRIDAY, DEC. 7, 2007

On Friday, December 7, your stock selection papers are due. They should be a minimum of three pages and a maximum of five, excluding appendices. You should begin this paper by writing a paragraph explaining your philosophy of investing. You should then cite the stock you have invested in and explain why you […]

AP ECON. WEEK #6

THE WEEK OF OCT. 18
THE EYE-OPENER OF THE WEEK: Money you know will hide many faults.
Cervantes
KEY DATE:
1. On Friday, December 7, your stock selection research paper is due.
UPCOMING SPEAKERS:
1. On Wednesday, Oct. 24 and Nov. 7, Victoria’s day, John Rogers, will come in and talk about how he started Ariel Capital Management, the investment […]

QUIZ KEYS FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12

From Colander in addition to test bank questions:
1. Be able to draw accurately the graphs that show a shift in demand and then supply on page 106 in Colander.
2. Be able to draw and explain the graph on the top of page 117.
3. Be able to draw both a price ceiling and a price floor.
4. […]