Discussion 17 - Investment Ideas and Course feedback

Purpose: This discussion addresses these module goals:

• Give examples of personal financial management

This week's textbook reading discusses Personal Financial Management, which is one of the most important things one can focus on to ensure a stable lifestyle.

Discuss whether or not you feel investing in individual stocks is a viable way for you to achieve your financial objectives.  Read this article about Social Networking financial sites. Social Investing Sites Links to an external site.

What do you think of these sites?  Are there any of these sites that you would consider using?  Try to find another social networking investment site to share with the class.

If you inherited (or won!) $100,000, how would you invest it?  Describe why your would choose the investment alternative(s) you decide upon.

Please share your thoughts on what you thought about this online course.  What worked well?  What could be improved upon?  

Make your initial posting by 11:59 PM Pacific time on Wednesday. 100 word minimum

Respond to at least 2 classmates (with video or text) by 11:59PM Pacific Time on Friday. 50 word minimum. Responses may include describing your own life experience or other real-world situation related to the post, adding additional information from assigned content or outside content, disagreeing respectfully by describing your own interpretation, proposing a new idea, or asking a probing question. Try to respond to a classmate who haven't received any responses yet. 

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