📝2-week Stock Tracker (due by October 6)

For this investment tracking activity, you will track your stock(s) for 2 weeks. Start the week(any day this week), and submit by October 6 at the latest.

Go to Google Finance at https://www.google.com/finance Links to an external site.

You are welcome to use another site, but this is the one I recommend.

Imagine you have $1,000 to invest. Choose what companies you want to invest in. Use the search box to type in the company name to add it to your Watch List.

Looks at the current stock prices (i.e. Apple listed at $166.07). If you buy one share, that’s what it would cost you. Spend your $1,000 as you choose on any stocks you would like.

Take note of each stock you buy, the price and how many shares. The total should not exceed $1,000. But, you also do not have to spend all $1,000.

Example: You decide to buy 6 shares of Apple listed at $166.07 per share that day. With your $1,000 budget, the total you can buy is 6 shares x $166.07 = $996.42. After two weeks Apple is listed at $156.15 per share. Your 6 shares are now worth 6 x $156.15 = $936.90. You then take your initial $996.42 - $936.90 = $59.52. Because it went down, you lost $59.52.

Check your stocks each day and keep track of the increases and decreases for 2 weeks. At the end of the 2 weeks, write a reflection on the following:

1. What stocks did you invest in, and for how much? 
2. Why did you choose these companies?
3. What were your end results? Did you make or lose money? How much?
4. What trends did you notice during the 2-week period? Explain.
5. What takeaways do you have from this investment experience?

Please use correct spelling and grammar in paragraph format. The word count requirement is between 400-500 words in total. This assignment is only based on the stock price. You do not need to include and potential fees/commissions, etc. 

Please note that investing in stocks is a long-term process. Doing this for only 2-weeks is just to get an idea of the stock market and to start to familiarize yourself with stocks and investing overall. 

Want to learn more about the stock market? Click here to read this Guide to the Stock Market for Beginners. Links to an external site.