Investing

Post date: Mar 05, 2018 3:19:51 PM

Monday (3/19) Journal - What does it mean to "invest" money? Give some examples of how you could invest money. (7-10 sentences)

Foolproof #17 - "Pay me while I sleep"

Foolproof #18 - "Time Travel"

Tuesday - (3/20) Journal - What job would you like to have in 5 years? What are 5 things that you can do NOW to help put you in position to get that job?

DCU Celebrity Guest

Tuesday's 2nd Journal Entry - Do the Interest Assessment and write a 7-10 sentence reflection on your results.

https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/careers/interest-assessment.aspx

Wednesday (3/21) - Write 7-10 sentences about what you learned from our celebrity guest about applying for jobs and interviewing. If you weren't here yesterday, write everything you know about the process of getting a job.

Wednesday's Assignment - You will be assigned 1 of the topics below. You and your group will prepare a 5 minute audio/visual presentation on that topic.

Each group member should spend...

5-7 minutes quietly researching & writing ideas (at least 5 sentences) in your journal (date and label it so I'll see it on Friday)

5-7 minutes discussing, planning & preparing your presentation with your group

4-6 minutes presenting (all group members must contribute)

Topics (and reference pages from your investment book)...

a) popular savings options (p8)

b) simple vs compound interest (p10-11)

c) inflation (p12-13)

d) "power of now" (p14-15)

e) stocks & bonds (p18-21)

f) paths to wealth (p24-26)

g) "stay clear of trouble" (p34-35)

Thursday (3/22) - There are 3 things that you should consider when deciding how to save and invest your money. (Safety, Ease of Access, Return on Investment) Explain how and why each of these things is important to consider. (7-10 sentences)

Thursday's class activity - "Would you trust a robot to make investment decisions?"

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NN_PzICRlyfxt81Zm5hZHgD64YtCIUxv5L4GWKD4nuQ/edit?usp=sharing

Friday (3/23) - Consider each of the following people: a 25 year old, a 35 year old, and a 65 year old. Which of the "Big 3"(Safety, Ease of Access, Return on Investment) should be most important to each person. Explain your reasoning for each. (7-10 sentences)

Friday's Quiz

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10h0SV2iNpDdHAw4MpTwFE9nbDQ2a8Fu0RG7gWzSegBE/edit?usp=sharing

Due Friday

-Journals 3/19-3/23

-Reports on each Investing topic (23-37 complete sentences)

-Foolproofs #17&18 with 70+% for each quiz

-"Would you trust a robot..." worksheet