UNIT 7: STOCKS, BONDS, AND MUTUAL FUNDS
You have been tasked with encouraging clients to invest in stocks by writing an article for the online newsletter. For the Unit 7 Discussion Board, you will write a descriptive essay about stocks; the essay should be no less than 250 words.
POST 1: INITIAL RESPONSE
Paragraph 1: In the introduction to your essay include:
Introduce yourself
Introduce your investment firm
State the purpose of this newsletter article.
Paragraphs 2: In the first body paragraph include:
Name of the stock
Company headquarters location
What goods/services the company provides
Paragraph 3: In the second body paragraph include:
Explanation of why the stock is a good investment. This should take 3-5 sentences.
Paragraph 4: In the third body paragraph include:
Opening and closing price (or current price if you are working on your essay while the market is open) for today (the day you are completing this assignment)
Stock price range over the past year
Screenshot of the day’s graph with the date showing (Google and DuckDuckGo will both show date)
Screenshot of the year’s graph (Click on 1Y at the top of the graph)
Why it’s important to focus on the big picture with stocks instead of each day’s gain/loss
Paragraph 5: Conclude your essay with a well-structured final paragraph that summarizes your investment suggestion.
You need to include at least one reference, not including the textbook. Your outside sources for this essay need to be cited in proper APA format. You can find numerous APA resources in the Writing Center Writing Reference Library on the Research, Citation, and Plagiarism page.
Your essay should include a highly developed purpose and viewpoint; it should also be written in Standard American English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, grammar, and mechanics. There should be no evidence of plagiarism. If you are unsure about what constitutes plagiarism, please review the plagiarism policy.
Minimum requirement for the post:
250 words
Five paragraphs
APA formatted reference