Week 7 - "What are you going to do with your money?"

Post date: May 01, 2015 9:41:50 PM

Your group will choose 1 of the topics below, and 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)

Due Friday - 18-30 sentence summary of the other 6 groups' infomercials (3-5 sentences for each group).

The presentation summary will be half of your double "journal" grade for the week

Quiz Friday - If you are absent, please make it up in the library by Tuesday May 12th at 4pm.

Due Monday May 11th - Foolproof #17 "Investing" (#18 is extra credit)