This 12:10 seconds YouTube video talks about the features of an I Bond and how an investor can successfully add it to their financial portfolio. It gives students further options discussed in LO # 7.3 in the Grable text https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaK4Ik6Umxw Multiple Choice Questions What is a hurdle rate when it comes to holding… Read more »
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How to Compare Auto Insurance to Find Your Best Policy
This article gives the reader a basic primer on how to compare auto insurance policies from different providers. It also gives a method to develop your own scorecard for getting the best buy for the money. https://www.thebalance.com/how-to-compare-insurance-companies-527074 Questions for Discussion Why is it important to find out about the financial strength of insurance companies… Read more »
The Must-Hold Technical Level Walmart Faces After Earnings Dip
Description: Walmart stock is trading lower after despite reporting strong quarterly results. Here’s the must-hold level on the charts now. Source: TheStreet.com – video report Date: Nov 17, 2021 Link: https://www.thestreet.com/investing/how-to-trade-walmart-wmt-stock-earnings-pullback Questions for discussion: What are the technical factors affecting the firm’s stock price? Explain the stock price movement over the last few years? What… Read more »
A new Big Three? Rivian and Lucid’s valuations are accelerating past Ford, GM
Description: Rivian Automotive Inc.’s market valuation is already nearly double that of Ford Motor Co. and zoomed past General Motors Co. a week into the electric-vehicle startup’s life as a public company, while rival Lucid Motors’ market value closed in on GM’s and topped Ford’s on Tuesday, underscoring investors’ appetite for EV makers and the… Read more »
Natale out, Staffieri in as Rogers appoints new interim CEO
Description: Joe Natale has been replaced as chief executive officer of Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) less than two weeks after a power struggle was put to bed by a B.C. court. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Nov 17, 2021 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/natale-out-staffieri-in-as-rogers-appoints-new-interim-ceo-1.1682979 Questions for discussion: What is happening at Rogers? How are events affecting the… Read more »
The metaverse is investable — and it’s going to be big, says tech billionaire
Description: The so-called metaverse has a “big time” investment case, according to Puerto Rican billionaire businessman Orlando Bravo. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Nov 15, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/15/orlando-bravo-metaverse-is-investable-and-its-going-to-be-very-big.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: What is the metaverse concept? What are some design applications? How should investors regard this emerging field?
How NFTs Create Value
Description: Summary. How much could a cluster of pixels possibly be worth? More pointedly, why is it worth anything at all? The explosion of NFTs and their accompanying marketplaces have left many baffled, incredulous, and deeply skeptical. But while NFTs may be fetching.. Source: HBR.org Date: Nov 10, 2021 Link: https://hbr.org/2021/11/how-nfts-create-value?ab=hero-main-text Questions for discussion: Explain the… Read more »
This 32-year-old artist made over $1 million in 9 months selling NFTs
Description: Amrit Pal Singh has earned over $1 million selling 57 nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, of his artwork in about nine months. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Nov 11, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/11/this-32-year-old-artist-made-1-million-in-9-months-selling-nfts.html Questions for discussion: How should investors look at this emerging field? What are the business growth opportunities, as illustrated in this report?
Johnson & Johnson to split into two companies; shares rise
Description: Health-care giant Johnson & Johnson is splitting off its consumer division, following in the footsteps of other big drugmakers that have moved to focus on the more-profitable pharmaceutical market. Source: BNNBloomberg.com – video report Date: Nov 12, 2021 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/johnson-johnson-to-split-into-two-companies-shares-rise-1.1680846 Questions for discussion: What is motivating the firm to split itself into two companies… Read more »
This 26-year-old Canadian CEO is taking his autonomous truck company public in US$5B deal
Description: Alex Rodrigues knows all about automation. It’s a fascination that began back when he was a kid in suburban Alberta, building his own working robot in the seventh grade. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Nov 01, 2021 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/this-26-year-old-canadian-ceo-is-taking-his-autonomous-truck-company-public-in-us-5b-deal-1.1680604 Questions for discussion: How will this technology change the transportation industry, from an operating… Read more »
