Final extra Credit assignment

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.