Investments
The Stock-Trak investment simulation program began on August 30th, which marked the first day that trading was allowed. A total available amount of $300,000 was used for investing. The objective of this assignment is to maximize the value of the portfolio through November 19th, which was the last day of the trading period. I began the process of choosing specific investments for my portfolio by taking an asset allocation questionnaire (appendix I). Since the objective was to maximize portfolio value, I made sure for each question asked that I chose the answer with the most risk. My reasoning being that having my money in risky investments will on average lead to a greater return than investments with lower risk. The objective did not mention risk tolerance, and I wanted a portfolio composition with a good chance of earning exceptional returns. After completing the survey, I ended up with an aggressive asset allocation plan (appendix II). This stated that 85% of my money should be invested in stocks, while the remaining 15% of my money should be invested in bonds. I had several basic strategies that I felt would lead to my port
Lance Incorporated Ticker Symbol: LNCE Shares Bought: 650Beginning Stock Price: $12. Arizona Public Service Company Ticker Symbol: AZD Shares Bought: 400Beginning Stock Price: $25. 6250 Ending Stock Price: $8. 1653 Annualized Holding Period Return: 1. It initially went up a little, before declining to $28 per share, and is now on an upturn again. 9799 Annualized Holding Period Return: -. 7652 Tyson Food's is a very stable stock that has had few upturns and downturns in the past year. Most of my picks were on the rise over the last month as I steadily began to make back some of the money that I had previously lost. Sony Corporation Ticker Symbol: SNE Shares Bought: 75 Beginning Stock Price: $130. I also included some international companies as well as some relatively smaller firms to add to my portfolio. Ticker Symbol: CRFT Shares Bought: 775 Beginning Stock Price: $8. Dividends were received for this stock in the amount of .
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