Alec Fortier

Alexis Goggin

Aliyah Lanier

Haley Russ

Jon Golen

Team IL_33_ZZ318 of The Stock Market Game.

Team IL_33_ZZ318

From left to right: Aliyah Lanier, Jon Golen,Alexis Goggin, Haley Russ, and Alec Fortier

Research

• Our team used company websites and finance web pages for

research.

• Visuals such as graphs and charts helped us choose.

• Checked stocks that we bought weekly.

• Looked into new stocks regularly.

Reasoning

Christmas Season was arriving- people are:

• Purchasing electronics. (AAPL)

• Sending gifts through postal service. (GNK)

• Using internet to compare prices. (GOOG)

Everyday uses for stocks:

• Bicarbonate Products used often. (CHD)

Making Decisions/ Teamwork

• Researched backgrounds on stocks.

• Discussed reasons to purchase.

• Checked our current balance.

• Made all decisions together-

Contributed possible ideas.

Confirmed with teammates before purchasing.

Equally split research/ pros and cons.

Stocks that did consistently well.

• Google (GOOG)

• Apple (AAPL)

• Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK)

• Walmart (WMT)

Stocks That Fluctuated

• Exxon Mobile (XOM)

• Coca Cola (COKE)

• Under Armor (UA)

• Nike (NKE)

Remaining Stocks in Portfolio• GOOG- Google.

• AAPL- Apple.

• CHD- Church and Dwight Inc.

• GNK- Genco Shipping and Trading.

End Results:

Equity = $111,082

Return Above SP500 = 7.2

What did we learn?

• How to research

• Importance of teamwork

• Complexity of the Stock Market

• Planning & Strategy is key

• Necessary component is patience

A Special Thanks to the Official Sponsors

• Chicago Board Options Exchange

• Chicago Tribune News in Education

• Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC

• Econ Illinois

• University of Illinois at Chicago

St. Bede Faculty•Mrs. Hodur & Mrs. Washington

•Mr. Guerin & Mrs. Kennedy