AU Analysis of Starbucks Company and the Exchange Traded Fun Discussion

1:

Research a company that has posted its mission and vision statement online. Include the following in your initial post:

• Identify the company and share its mission and vision statement.
• Review what the company is actually doing including innovations, initiatives, product development, marketing, and so on. How sincerely and effectively do you feel the mission and vision statements reflect the company’s actions? Provide an example.
• Explain if the company’s mission and vision statement have helped or hindered its overall success.

2:

create a dummy account to co.plete this discussion

https://auth.tdameritrade.com/auth?response_type=c…

Once you are logged in:

• Purchase stock from at least three companies using the fake money (or paper money) you have been given in your account.
• Be careful not to spend all of your money. You should keep some money in your account so that you may purchase more stocks in the future.
• If you are unsure about what companies you want to invest in, consider companies you may have worked for or companies you are interested in (e.g. Apple)
• Have fun and enjoy the learning opportunity.

Once you have completed all of the above steps, address the following in your initial post:

• Identify which companies you invested in on the TDAU thinkorswim platform.
• Explain why you selected those companies.
• Address whether you feel your portfolio is diversified. Explain your assessment.