https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo The Stock Market Collapse by Trevon Edwards en-us 2016-11-27 20:15:34 UTC 2023-03-24 01:58:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png theedwards55 https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140047674 In this Padlet, a general overview of the stock market collapse will be discussed. You can expect to learn about the past, present, and future of the stock market and how it has affected the worldwide economy. ]]> 2016-11-27 20:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140047674 theedwards55 https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140048865 This video gives a brief and easy understanding of what the stock market is. This video is useful because it helps visualize what the stock market is for people who may have trouble understanding. It's a simpler view at what it is and how it works.
(VIDEO 1)]]> 2016-11-27 20:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140048865 theedwards55 https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140049667 In this article the reasons why the prices of stocks rise and fall are discussed. It talks about the affect of supply and demand has on stocks, and its unpredictability. This article is helpful because offers examples so the concept can be easily understood.]]> 2016-11-27 20:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140049667 theedwards55 https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140358921 The stock market crash of 1929 drastically changed the lives of everyone in North America and lead to the Great Depression. The market doesn't only affect companies and people who buy and sell stocks, it affect everyone. Stock prices determine the price of the food we buy, the price of the materials used in our clothes and everyday items, how much our jewelry is worth, etc. This Article discusses the events that occurred during the stock market crash. ]]> 2016-11-28 22:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140358921 theedwards55 https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140371543 This is the MTEX stock from the Nasdaq market, this is an example of the drastic changes that happen to the price of stocks. The graph indicates the prices per share throughout the day and the number of shares. The previous padlet, "What Causes the Stock Market to Fluctuate" talks about the reasons why the graph increases and decreases like this.]]> 2016-11-29 00:39:36 UTC https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140371543 theedwards55 https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140377173 This brief but informative video stats the facts on why the stock market crashed in the 1920's.]]> 2016-11-29 01:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140377173 theedwards55 https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140377752 A crash in price is usually due to inflation of stock price; meaning when the price of a stock is higher than its actual value. This is also called a bubble, and like bubbles do, they at some point pop. The pop is the result of the price of those shares decreasing drastically back to their worth or even far below.]]> 2016-11-29 01:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140377752 theedwards55 https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140389057 The stock market crash of 1929 lead to companies not being able to pay their workers, leaving everybody jobless. Many others who invested their entire life into the stock market lost everything they owned. This was the start of the Great Depression, it last 10 years then ended with the start of World War 2. I bring this up to stress the importance of our stock market and why it is seen as such a big deal. It determines every countries economic growth and in turn, their GDP. ]]> 2016-11-29 02:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140389057 theedwards55 https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140391093 This is the stock exchange of Royal Bank of Canada. You can see the Five Day Performance chart graphing the price variations of the past week. Other information such as net profit, net income, and price of stock at the end of the day. With this information investors are able to track their investments. ]]> 2016-11-29 02:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140391093 theedwards55 https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140392233 We've looked how to monitor your stocks, but what do we do if another market crash happened? The best thing to do is take precautions before hand to cushion the blow of the crash when it does happen. Tips such as not investing everything in one stock exchange and buying early help.]]> 2016-11-29 02:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140392233 theedwards55 https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140392653 Technically, the stock market doesn't actually have a "where", it can be monitored from anywhere. This picture is of the New York Stock Exchange in of course, New York. It is a building with many floors all displaying the prices of stocks worldwide. From here the workers monitor the prices and buy and sell stocks for their clients.]]> 2016-11-29 02:49:07 UTC https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140392653 theedwards55 https://padlet.com/theedwards55/2ci23i8rwwyo/wish/140396442 1. What did you learn about the topic that most surprised you?

I learned that the stock market isn't just a tool used to monitor the prices of traded goods. It can drastically alter our daily lives if it ever was the crash again. 

2. Provide a real-life example of how this topic is relevant or interesting for you.

By researching this topic I learned how I can too get involved in the stock market and use outlets such as 212 Trading to purchase and monitor my own investments.

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