After Spring Break and testing season, 5th grade and I embarked on the Stock Market Game adventure. The students have a "business partner" and $100,000 to spend on the New York Stock Exchange for 6 weeks of our spring semester. The price of stocks is directly tied to the daily reality of the stock market so, needless to say, the adventure is a bit of a roller coaster. This year in addition to trading stocks, we decided to participate in the InvestWrite writing competition. Students had to pick one of their stocks that they think will continue to be a good investment for the next 10 years. Their essay had to include research into the future plans of the company, as well as mathematical reasoning for why it was a good financial investment. I was very impressed with their persuasive writing skills, and I thought maybe you might like to take a look at some of their "advice." As of the 18th of April, 2014, Google stock sold for $536 per share. THat is 10.05 times higher than ten years ago, in 2004. If Google's stock price was to continue at this rate, Google would be at $5433.00 per share in ten years. by Jackson D.
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