SAVINGS & INVESTING - EXTRA
CREDIT PROJECTS
DIRECTIONS:
You may pick any one of these projects. The
score will be used to offset your lowest test or project score.
Any project that requires
there to be a typed paper you should use font size of
12 and the
margins should be one inch on all the sides. Email or share your project with me (s.obloy@tch.birminghamcharter.com)
Project #1
Contact local banks, savings
institutions, and credit unions
to obtain interest rates
for:
• 2-Year certificate of deposits
• 5-Year certificate of deposits
• NOW Accounts / Savings Accounts
• Or any other
types
of accounts that all of these banks offer.
Prepare a written analysis from AT LEAST 2 banking institutions. This MUST
be typed. The paper should include the name of
the
institutions,
and
you should describe the types of accounts
that
you are looking at.
Paper length should be a minimum of 1 page single-spaced, with double-space between
paragraphs as
you discuss your findings.
Project #2
Find an article in a magazine, newspaper, or on the internet that has
to do with savings
or investing.
TYPE a one-page summary (double-spaced) of the article. This must
be
typed. You MUST
provide a copy of
the article with your typed summary.
• Three articles
submitted will be graded on an A scale.
• Two articles submitted will be graded on a B scale.
• One article submitted will be graded on a C scale.
Your summary should include the main points
of the article. You should relate the article to
economics and concepts studied in class
during our Savings
& Investing Unit. You need to provide
your thoughts and opinions
on the article.
Project #3
Create a poster on savings and investing. The poster should be constructed on poster board and should
contain a distinctive theme. You may use ideas
presented in class, but you should also use additional
information that obtain on your own to demonstrate that some research was done. Neatness
counts.
Project #4
Research retirement planning, by looking into
IRAs
(Individual Retirement Accounts) and 401(k)s. A good place to begin is at the website: http://www.pathtoinvesting.org/ptr/firstjob/firstjob_home_index.htm
You don’t have to use this site,
but it might be a good place to start.
Gather your
data on both and present that information in the form of a two-page paper (single-spaced). You MUST provide the
sources that you used in your
report. Those sources should be listed on a separate page.
Project #7
Create a PowerPoint presentation with a minimum of 15 slides that describes
the
investment
opportunities
and
strategies for
either collectibles or real estate. You
should also include an additional slide that contains a list of resources
used in finding this
information. This
project should be emailed
to your
instructor.
