Economics

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Monday
3/21

Activities:

  • Discussed Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Smart (gift) cards
  • Read Ch. 16 #3 (pp.429-434)

Homework:

  • Study for Money Quiz
 

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Tuesday
3/22

Activities:

  • Money Quiz
  • 3 Tools of Monetary Policy, Fed Funds Rate, Prime Rate
  • 3 Tools of Federal Reserve
  • Money Supply, M1, (Transaction Money)
  • (only got through 2 of them)
  • Complete worksheet (p.156) & Discuss
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Homework:

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Wednesday
3/23

Activities:

Homework:

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Thursday
3/24

Activities:

  • (1st Block) No Class
  • (4th Block) see yesterday
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Homework:

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Friday
3/25

Activities:

Homework:

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Monday
4/4

Activities:

  • Spring Break  (last day)

Homework:

 

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Tuesday
4/5

Activities:

  • (Block) 
  • Read Ch. 16 #4 (pp.435-439)
  • Business Cycle (picture), Easy Money, Tight Money ...................When?
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Homework:

     

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Wednesday
4/6

Activities: 

  • Inside Lag, Outside lag, Business Cycle & its phases, Why Gov't. has economic policy and the difference b/t Fiscal & Monetary solutions
  • Read Ch. 13 #2 (pp. 342-345)

Homework:

     

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Thursday
4/7

Activities:

  • (1st Block)
  • review the business cycle
  • Consumer Price Index (CPI)
  • handouts on CPI
  • (4th Block)  No Class 

Homework:

  • Study for test on Banking, Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, & CPI on Monday
     

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Friday
4/8

Activities:

  • (1st Block) No Class 
  • (4th Block)  see yesterday

Homework:

  • Study for test on Banking, Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, & CPI on Monday

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Monday
4/11

Activities:

  • Test on Banking, Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, & CPI

Homework:

  • Read Ch. 11 #1 (pp. 277-283)
            
     

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Tuesday
4/12

Activities:

  • Read Ch. 11 #1 (pp. 277-283) & take notes
  • 3 Things to Consider when investing: Safety, Rate of Return, & Liquidity

Homework:

     

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Wednesday
4/13

Activities:

  • (1st & 4th Block)  No Class

Homework:

     

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Thursday
4/14

Activities:

  • (1st & 4th Block)  
  • began Wall Street
  • Discuss: Financial System, financial intermediaries, mutual funds, hedge funds, Diversification & sharing of risk, portfolio, prospectus
  • "Speculators" - Growth Stock (buy low, sell high), "Investors"- Income Stock, Dividends, Yield (how to determine),

Homework:

     

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Friday
4/15

Activities:

  • continued Wall Street

Homework:

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Monday
4/18

Activities:

  • finished Wall Street
  • Read Ch. 11 #2 (pp. 284-290) & take notes

Homework:

     

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Tuesday
4/19

Activities:

  • (1st Block)
  • Corporate Bonds:  3 components, Coupon Rate, Maturity, Par Value, can sell in open market,
  • Yield, Savings Bonds, T-Bills-Notes-Bonds,
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  • finish Municipals, Junk, CDs, Money Markets,  Bond Ratings
  • Read Ch. 11 #3 (pp.291-294) Stock Market
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  • Finish Investments unit
  • Stocks
  • Capital Gains, Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Stock Splits, Reverse Splits, Risk, Brokers
  • (4th Block)  No Class 
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Homework:

     

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Wednesday
4/20

Activities:

  • (1st Block) No Class 
  • (4th Block)  see yesterday

Homework:

     

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Thursday
4/21

Activities:

  • (1st Block)
  • Stock Charts,
  • Mutual Funds, Diversification,
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  • Why Split, Reverse Split?
  • Focus etc.Bull Market, Bear Market, S & P 500, Futures, Options, Calls, Puts

  • (4th Block)  No Class 
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Homework:

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Friday
4/22

Activities:

  • (1st Block) No Class 
  • (4th Block)  see yesterday

Homework:

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