Transcript GI Meeting 1-30-08

Goizueta Investors
January 30, 2008
Agenda
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Newsletter Introduction
Market Recaps
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Stock Market Game Update
Book Review
GI Market Challenge
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Domestic
International
DOW Contest
Upcoming Events
GI Challenge
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How many M&Ms are in the jar?
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Email guesses to [email protected]
Winner announced at next meeting
Weekly Newsletter
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Located at main entrance of GBS
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Features Weekly Market Recaps and Special
Interest Articles
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Domestic Market Recap
January 2008
Dow
12,422.83
6.2%
Nasdaq
2349.00
11.43%
S&P
1355.81
A
B
C
D
E
7.67%
A: Dow ends first week down
676 (1/8)
B: Merrill loses $9.83 billion,
Dow loses 306 (1/17)
C: Fed cuts rates to 3.5%
(1/22)
D: Dow jumps 600 in
afternoon (1/23)
E: Fed cuts rates to 3.0%(
1/30)
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Economy
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2007 New-home Sales: -26.4%
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Dec. Median Home Price: -10.9%
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CPI: +4.1% Dec-to-Dec
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Largest decline in 27 years
Largest increase since 1990
2007 GDP: +2.2%
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Slowest growth since 2002
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Interesting News
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Howard Schultz returns to Starbucks, back to
basics (1/9)
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Oracle acquires BEA Systems for $8.5 billion,
will expand product offerings (1/17)
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Rogue trader Jerome Kerviel loses €4.9 billion
($7.2 billion) at Societe Generale in Paris
(1/24)
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Market Recap: International
1/1/08 – 1/29/08
England
FTSE 100
5885.2
565.7
8.8%
Germany
XETRA-DAX
6892.96
1153.01
14.3%
France
CAC 40
4941.45
672.63
12.0%
China
HANG SENG
23,918.72
3893.93
14.0%
Japan
NIKKEI 225
13,356.04
1799.69
11.9%
Market Recap: International
US Dollar vs. British Pound
Market Recap: International
US Dollar vs. Euro
Market Recap: International
US Dollar vs. Yen
Market Recap: International
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2007: Strong International Growth
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Euro-Zone: +2.6%
China: +11.4%
Latin America: +5.4%
2008: Concerns about U.S. Weakness
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Euro-Zone: +1.6%
China: +10%
Latin America: +4.3%
Fantasy Stock Market Rankings
Date
Ranking
User
Gain since Inception
Total Portfolio Value
1/28/2008
1
Pear
77.83%
$17,783
2
tmac001
22.97%
$12,297
3
gregoryrives
13.36%
$11,336
4
sicric11
10.05%
$11,005
5
micht1986
7.67%
$10,767
6
jbasago
7.37%
$10,737
7
lazehaze
3.45%
$10,345
8
Smasor
3.41%
$10,341
9
repz4444
0.30%
$10,030
10
cmeade861
0.30%
$10,030
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Fantasy Stock Market Game
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GI Market Challenge
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At what level will the Dow close on 2/22?
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Email guesses to [email protected]
Check it at: www.finance.google.com
Deadline: 11:59p on Friday, 2/15
Winner announced at next meeting
Book Review
How to Make Money in Stocks
By William J. O’Neil
C = Current Quarterly Earnings per Share:
The higher the better
A = Annual Earnings Increases:
Significant growth
N = New Products, Management, Highs:
Buying at the right time
S = Supply and Demand:
Shares Outstanding, Big Volume
L = Leader or Laggard:
Which one is yours?
I = Institutional Sponsorship:
Follow the Leaders
M = Market Direction:
How to determine it
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Reminder: GI Roundtable
Upcoming Events
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2/8: Mock Interviews
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2/12: Interview Seminar # 1
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2/19: Interview Seminar # 2
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3/6: Bowling Night
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3/19: GI Day
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3/26: Movie Night: Boiler Room
What’s Ahead
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2/1: Jobs Data (8:30am)
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2/1: ISM Manufacturing Survey (10:00am)
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2/19: Deadline for GI Market Challenge