The Street's Advice

I agree with The Street's assessment that Hewlett Packard is a good investment. Rebecca and I invested in the company over two weeks ago, and have lost money. The company is headed toward it's lowest low. However, since prices are so cheap, it is a good time to buy. Many analysts predicted that HP would not have as high a revenue as it does, and I see that as a good sign. Buying 100 shares of HP would cost little, meaning the losses won't be large even if the stock goes down. Also, HP was just upgraded by analysts, "Upgrades and coverage initiations are typically good for stocks because they show that analysts either believe that the stock is going to perform better in the future or that the stock is worth covering and providing analysis on." (learningmarkets.com).

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We were considering again investing in Apple Inc stock (AAPl) but after research we will not invest in this stock. It is at 250.04 down 3.09 but Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) is at 49.10. Although selling at a much lower price then apples, HP presently has an advantage over Apple. A previous problem with the Ipad is that it is missing a USB. The HP is releasing a new Slate that will have a built-in camera, video-recording capability, USB port, an SD card reader and support for Adobe Flash. All these features are absent in Apple's device. (TimesNewsline.com) In addition during this time, incoming college students are looking to but new computers for school. With an HP computer being more affordable then Apple, HP stock is likely to go up.

What's Going on!

My partner, Rebecca, and I will be buying more stock in Cinemark. Since the stock has recently decreased in value, and is now $18.7500, while I bought it at $18.9210, one might view this as risky inverstment. However, according to the Wall Street Journal, "RealD, the licensor of 3D technology used in standard-sized screens, filed for a potential $200 million IPO." With this new technology, and IMAX becoming more and more popular each year, I expect stock prices to go way up. In this case, the best time to buy would be now, when prices are low.

It is important to keep track of our investments because if one of our stocks go down significantly, we may want to sell while we can still make either more of a profit, or before we lose more money. On the other hand, we may want to buy more shares if one of our stocks is doing well.

Jenna Weinblatt

What's going on?

I will sell all my Panera Bread stock (PNRA) because we lost $1,295.50. We bought it at $84.76 and it is now selling at $79.58, a loss of $5.18 per stock. Although there is no direct reason for this decline in stock price, success for its competitors is a logical cause. According to MSN.com, "McDonald's, which is stealing share from other fast-food chains and turning up the heat on Starbucks with drinks like its frappes, said its new breakfast Dollar Menu and coffee sales helped drive the quarterly earnings gains." McDonald's is now up $0.12 with an increasing trend with the reasons mentioned above.

We should keep up to date with our investments because changes in stock occur everyday. Events with the invested company and their competitors are unpredictable. We should thus look out for news regarding our stock in order to make sure we don't unnecessarily loose money.

Rebecca Kern

Mutual Fund

We will invest in Reynolds Blue Chip Growth (RBCGX). The mutual fund is currently selling at 50.08, and has increased $1,064 in value over the last year (for a $10,000 investment). We will also be investing because Blue Chip Growth is a very diverse mutual fund, inevesting in large corperations such as Apple, Google, Disney, Best Buy, OfiiceMax, Rordstrom, and McDonalds. Stocks that it invested in that are doing extremely well are Finisar Corporation, Massey Energy Company, and JDS Uniphase Corporation.

Group Decision

Our group has decided to buy stocks in Panera Bread (PNRA). The stock is at an extreme high of 82.99, which is almost double the price it was last year. It has a steadily increasing pattern, and has received high praise among the fast food chain lists. ABC.com even said that Panera Bread has the healthiest choices of salads among fast food restaurants (Katie Cwayna). Since America is in a health food craze, there is a promising future for this already successful chain. It can be supported as "Panera Bread has seen its shares outperform every major restaurant stock over the last 10 years." Though as explained, it is in such a high circumstance and differs from other fast food chain because "it operates in a niche between fast-food and casual dining, which can likely accommodate more capacity." (John Jannarone Wall Street Journal) Reaching out to more peoples food preferences, we predict that this stock will increase and remain high. As such, we will but this stock.


Rebecca Kern & Jenna Weinblatt

Deutsche Telekom (DT) or T-mobile (Cell Phone Blog)

My partner and I will not be investing in T-Mobile. Over the last year, the company has only risen 1.3, and since we're only playing the game for two more months, it makes no sense to invest if there's no good chance at making money over the two month span. According to Douglas A. McIntyre "The firm lost 77,000 subscribers in the third quarter. Most analysts blame the attrition on a poor lineup of handset products and tremendous competition from Verizon Wireless (VZ) and AT&T (T)." Many analysts feel that it would be wise of T-mobile to become part of Sprint, just so that they can be viable again.

With such high competition, like Verizon Wireless with their Droid phones, and AT&T with their iPhones, it is no wonder T-Mobile is falling behind. Even a star actress like Catherine Zeta Jones can't help them now.

by Jenna Weinblatt