Investing

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Essential Questions
 * How can people make their money work for them?
 * Why is it important to invest money early?
 * What does it mean to invest?
 * How do people determine what is the best investment for them?

Objectives and Standards
 * Students will analyze the benefits and drawbacks of different types of investments
 * Students will synthesis rules for successful investing.
 * Students will apply economic rules.


 * **[|D.12.9]** || Explain the operations of common financial instruments (such as stocks and bonds) and financial institutions (such as credit companies, banks, and insurance companies) || **Economic Institutions**
 * [|National Content Standard 10]** ||


 * **[|D.12.11]** || Explain how interest rates are determined by market forces that influence the amount of borrowing and saving done by investors, consumers, and government officials || **Interest Rates**
 * [|National Content Standard 12]** ||

Topics
 * Types of Investments (Monday
 * Readings
 * Activities
 * Interest (Tuesday)
 * Readings
 * Activities
 * Stock Market (Wednesday)
 * Readings
 * Activities
 * IRAs (Thursday)
 * Readings
 * Activities

Assignments A. Discuss the following with your classmates: Post at least one original post and respond to at least two classmates posts by Friday at Midnight. (20 points)
 * 1) Do you currently save part of your money? Why or why not?
 * 2) What can you do to increase or maintain the amount of money that you are investing?

B. With your group complete the investments activities and submit by Friday at Midnight (20 pionts)

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

C. Use the information you have learned about investing to create a list of rules/objectives for becoming a successful investor. You may use any Web 2.0 tool of your choosing, but I suggest audacity, prezi, or xtranormal. Due Sunday at Midnight (40 points) Submit a link via email to jleahy@berlin.k12.wi.us