my web site final project

here it is:
http://kimloop.com/awawa/consumers/index.html

my results

I finished with $6,594 (loss of 34.1%), with a mix of Google (10 shares), Apple (27 shares), and Amazon (30 shares).

Is this still called capital 'gains?'

I'm so glad these are hypothetical dollars! But for some reason, I still cringe. Here's what I have now.

Thomson Reuters: TRI
Before: 30.27x100 = 3027
After: 24.05x100 = 2405

Warner Music Group: WMG
Before: 7.97x500 = 3988
After: 2.42x500 = 1210

News Corporation: NWS
Before: 13.56x200 = 2712
After: 8.01x200 = 1602

Total
Before: 9727
After: 5217
I lost: 4510 (46.36%)

Am I the biggest loser? :( Good thing I didn't get into investment banking, huh?

My desperate stock

Before

Baidu.com = 15
Walt Disney = 70
Sohu.com = 60

baidu.com = $263.50 = $263.50 x 15 = 3952
sohu.com = $58.90 x 60 = $3534
disney = $32.53 x 70 = $2277

Total = $9763

After
baidu.com = $118.57 x 15 = 1778.55
sohu.com = $44.20 x 60 = 2652.00
disney = $21.46 x 70 = 1502.2

Total = 5932.75

I have lost about 39%!! :(

Tivo, sense of guilt, and opportunity cost

This story from CNN.com talks about an interesting phenomenon but the reporter seemed to have a hard time applying the concept of opportunity cost.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/02/tivo.guilt/index.html

In Google We Trust?

guess not.....

Google: 16 shares x $439.08= $7,025.28
now: 16 x $275.11 = $4,401.76 (down 37.34%)

Walt Disney: 30 shares x $32.94 = $988.20
now: 30 x $21.46 = $643.80 (down 34.85%)

Deutsche Telekom: 60 shares x $15.65= $939.00
now: 60 x $14.04 = $842.40 (down 10.29%)

Logitech: 30 shares x $24.07= $962.80
now: 30 x $12.43 = $497.20 (down 48.36%)


Before: $9915.28
After: $6469.88
lost: $3530.12 (down 35.6%)


but am happy that gas price is down more than 50% in real life.....
:)

Any luck with money?

ok,ok…
BaiduX15=1,795 (4,019)
SohuX50=2,230 (3,011)
DreamWorkX97=2,125 (3,002)
Total now=6150 lost about 40%
I am so glad it is not what my 401k looks like.

My new media portfolio -- before and after!

OMG, I lost quite a lot of money - 45% to be exact. I have only $5,523 left.

Look back at my picks (red text is the current status):

(with confidence???)
Amazon: 50 shares x $72.41 (now $41.51) = $3,621 (now $2,075)
Down 40%

(with trust and some excitement. Well...)
Google: 9 shares x $447.44 (now $270.3) = $4,027 (now $2,432)
Down 42%

(based on perceived potential), perception is just perception
Baidu: 8 shares x $267.7 (now $114.72) = $2,142 (now $917.76)
Down 59%

(with curiosity only), which is quite expensive
NYTimes: 14 shares x $14.72 (now $7.13)= $206 (now $99.8)
Down 52%

Total: $9996 ($5,523)

I guess we are all happy this is just an exercise. And the lesson is: Don't trust anyone, including your professor.

how much my stocks fell

keeping in mind that i can't do math and bought 10x as much stock as i was supposed to...

ATVI

Shares: 1160
Holdings Value: $13,572.00
Price Paid: $15.82
Last Trade: $11.70

Net Loss: $4,779.20 or $26.04%

GOOG

Shares: 145
Holdings Value: $42,479.20
Price Paid: $438.23
Last Trade: $292.96

Net Loss: $21,064.15 or 33.15%

NFLX

Shares: 580
Holdings Value: $13,328.40
Price Paid: $31.18
Last Trade: $22.98

Net Loss: $4,756.00 or 26.30%

Overall

Net Loss: $30,599.35 or 30.61%

I’m really confused how I lost money even on GOOG and other people didn’t…