weekly Journal

This week I didn't make any trades, I was actually researching for my one stock project. I am keeping up in the game so far, and I like the stocks I have picked. I need to go and check the charts for the past few weeks on my stocks to see if they will be worth keeping or not. Maybe after this one stock research I will be able to chose a whole set of new stocks. So far, 5 out of 6 of my stocks today have gone up, and made me some monaayy.

Journal 7

This week I didn't invest in any stocks. All of my stocks were down and I didn't wanna arbitrarily pick stocks that may or may not help me win the game. Right now, Walmart and Starbucks are down, maybe because there are more important things going on in the world than coffee and meteocre to overpriced priced grocery items. But, lucky for everyone today, Sirius XM radio is doing fabulous so, you won't have to worry about not being able to hear your favorite, overplayed ,generic version of someone's well written work of art. Ha.

Journal 6

This week I sold CREE because I lost $2,182.50. I bought the stock for $53.28 and you can now buy it for $48.43. I assumed it was best to just be rid of it than to see what happens. I'm not sure of the reason why CREE is taking a dive. I just wanted to get it out of my portfolio.


I invested in Starbucks (SBUX) this week as well. I bought it for $34.07 which is so far the 52-wk high price. SBUX low price for this 52 wks was $22.50. Ivestopedia's chart for Starbucks shows that their numbers have been going up since last september. I think this will make me some money. I predict that Strbucks will do well in the next 4 weeks, or more.

Job Shadow

 For my job shadow, I went to Harry Jackson's art studio in Cody. I job shadowed his son Matt who is

now in charge of the gallery/studio since Harry is retired. When I got to the studio Matt showed me around

the behind the scenes stuff that most people don't get to visit when they come to see Harry's work. I had

already been exposed to some of this because, my mom is a former artist employee of Harry. (She painted

bronzes that Mr. Jackson had made.) Matt told me a little more background on Harry and all of the things

that there were to take inventory on, there were a lot! There's even more of Harry's work in his studio in

Italy. It was hard to believe that someone could produce so much art, and have so much talent and express it

all in only one life time. After we finished out tour of the place he took me to an office where he had been

photographing a number of Harry's paintings, sketches, charcoal drawings and every other kind of medium I

could think of. Matt was taking these photos so that he could upload them to a site, and people could see the

art without having to buy one of Harry's books, go to a museum or come to the studio. I had to crop the

images and straighten them so they looked professional. But, i also had to tag each photo so that Matt would

know, what portfolio the peice of art was from and what number he had assigned to it. I enjoyed it a lot

because, I got to see so many of Harry's peices that not very many people have ever seen. Like sketches in

his notebook from when he was in WWII, and even just doodles he did on drawing boards in his spare time.

I had an awesome experience and, I think it just set it in stone for me that I need to base my career off of art

because I know it's something I have a talent for and that will intrigue me for my whole life.

Journal 5 SCREENCAST

My Screen Cast:
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cXefD52I2

Journal 4

This week I invested in (CREE). CREE makes LED lights, and is a big, successdul business. I invested in this business because LED lights are very popular, between cars and Christmas trees LED lights are used a lot. The 52 week high price for CREE was $83.38, and the low price was $47.30. CREE's market cap is 5.63B so, it's a mid cap company. CREE has recently been in a dip on the charts but, it's coming back up and I think that it will continue to do better and make me money. (:

I also invested in Wal Mart (WMT). I invested in Wal Mart because it is obvious they are a successful company. The 52 week high price for WMT was $57.90 and the low price was $47.77. I anticipate that Wal Mart will go up in the next week or two and make some monnnaay.

JOURNAL 3

This week I invested in Halliburton (HAL). I invested in this because, it is an oil company. Oil companies make lots of money, being that oil is a natural resource that is used by millions of people. The 52 week high price for HAL was $47.22. and the low price was $21.10. I bought these stocks at $45.55 and they are now selling at $47.66. The charts that investopedia and yahoo finance show that HAL is gradually increasing in price. Right now the charts are rocketing upwards. I have made $527.50 off of this stock so far. I have confidence that i will continue to make money off of this stock.


This week I also invested  Randgold Resources (GOLD). I invested in gold because i know with the recession gold is very valuable right now. I have made $1,060 so far off of this stock and it's 52-week chart is gradually decreasing. I feel like even with the decrease GOLD was a good investment.

Job to recruit to Powell

I chose Moose's Tooth Pub and Pizzeria to come to Powell. Moose's Tooth is a brewery, restaurant and  theater. They also have live bands come and play for underage and over 21 audiences. Their menu consists, mostly of their gourmet pizzas that are loaded with flavor and are made with fresh ingredients. Some of Moose's Tooth's custom brewed, Alaskan beers have won bronze medals from the Brewer's Association's Great American Beer Festival. They make a variety of flavors and brews.I would like to work here as a career, meeting new people, making genuinely good food, and entertaining customers with the unique experience of being able to see movies and live music while enjoying one of a kind beer and pizza. I think Powell needs a place like this where people can go and enjoy themselves after work or on the weekends. I also think it would provide jobs for some younger people, whether it be waitressing, cooking, or working in the movie theater. All around bringing Moose's Tooth Pub and Pizzeria would be beneficial to Powell, Wyoming.

JOURNAL 2

This week I invested in SIRIUS XM RADIO, (SIRI). I invested in this stock because satellite radio is convenient and reliable. People from anywhere in the world can get satellite radio reception. I feel like SIRIUS XM radio is going to be around for a long time and even though it's not a new thing, people will continue to buy it and the company will make money. The stock has gone up $4.65 since I bought it making it's total value $53.25. It went up $.15 cents today. The 52-week high price for this stock was $1.81 and the low price was $.79. I think it's a pretty stable and reliable company to invest in. SIRIUS' 52-week chart shows a steady increase across the board.


This week i also invested in COST PLUS, (CPWM). I invested in this company because it's a furniture store and the need for furniture will never run out. I bought this stock while it was $8.75 and the price has now risen to $9.86. The chart for this stock shows gradual increase and some streaks of no change.I think that the stock will be a good investment because so far it has done well.The 52-week high price was $12.88 and the low price was  $1.10. I have a thousand shares cost plus, and I'm just hoping it keeps doing what it's been doing and steadily increase.

Vocabulary

Stocks: Share of a company or corporation that can be owned and proven with a certificate.
- I bought a stock for $29.00
DowJones: Weighted average of 30 actively traded blue chip stocks
-The DowJones went up three points today.
Bond: a debt security issued by a corporation
-I have two years until my bond goes up in value.
Equity:the value of a piece of property over and above any mortagage or other liabilities
- Renovating your home increases equity.
Earnings: Money earned through paid employment, as profit or from investments.
- We exceeded our expectations for this semester's earnings.
Dividends: Company profits paid to stock holders in cash or in more shares.
-This week I will receive a dividend from Apple for investing in stocks from their company.
Small Cap: refers to stocks with a small market capitalization.
-because I own a lot of small cap companies, I check the Russell 2,000 a lot.
Treasury bonds: marketable, fixed interest, US Gov. debt secutiry, with maturity of more than 10 years.
-China has accepted treasury bonds from our government.
Inflation: Prices are increasing, values are not.
-Since our inflation in the US bread has gone up $2.50.
GDP: value of all goods in services produced in a nation during a specific period of time.
-Currency: money, paper or coins issued by federal reserve.
-a system of money, or the bills and coins themselves, used in a country
Economy: system of production distributiond and consumption of goods and services that a society uses.
-efficiency and conservation of effort in the operation or achievement of something
Economic system:
- the structure of production, allocation of economic inputs, distribution of economic outputs, and consumption of goods and services in an economy
Supply and Demand:
-when supply goes up, price goes down.