Planning My Future

For the second unit of the course Economics, we studied investing, bonds, mutual funds and stocks. We also learned how to find a 2 by 2 matrices determinant, inverse, solving a system of equation and a 3 by 3 determinant by hand, using a matrix calculator we can find the answer for the rest. An FE that we went to was Northwestern Mutual Funds, there we met Sara Samuels a financial planner. We learned about her job and how she ended up doing that job. We also skipped with Eric Davis on what is the time to start saving and investing. For our action project, we made a financial portfolio. We were given $49,128.87 and we had to make three SMART goals of 1 year, 5 years and 25 years. With the money we had we invested it onto companies, I chose Walt Disney and Apple. Further details of my reasoning is below. During this project I had difficulties with the math part and deciding what percent of my money I want to spend on each company and in the given years according to the goals. Overall this project was an eye opener for what I have to do to have a stable financial future and I am proud of all the research I have done for this project. 

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I will have $49,128.87 to invest. My investment philosophy is to make as much money as I can be a little risky, but just enough to make sure I don’t put too much money on the line.
I have an average/moderate tolerance for risk. See the results below.

My time horizon is 1 year, 5 years and 25 years. My goals are...

1-year goal: Safe $20,000 for college years.

5-year goal: Get an moderate apartment or house for $30,000.

25-year goal: I will be 42 years old in 25 years. I will want to be close to my retiring age and I would like a safety net for when I have my retirement. Also the safety net will be good if something happens to me and I can’t work anymore. I would like $45,000 for my expenses for the rest of my life.

The companies I would like to invest in are Walt Disney and Apple. I know both of these companies very well and their audience has a big range from children to adults. I am investing in these companies because they are big right now and they look like there is big potential and stability.

I decided to invest in Walt Disney because the mission of The Walt Disney Company is to be one of the world’s leading producers and providers of entertainment and information. Using our portfolio of brands to differentiate our content, services and consumer products, they seek to develop the most creative, innovative and profitable entertainment experiences and related products in the world. The price of a share is $93.05. Disney’s Price Earning ratio is 17.84 and the industry Price Earning ratio is 23.32. The market cap is $149.51 Billion and Disney’s div yield is 1.53%. Bulls reasons to buy are weaker dollar increases number of foreign visitors to Disneyland, the Disney brand is still strong and world-famous and the movie business is highly volatile. Bears reasons to sell are Disney union workers will make wage and benefit cuts difficult, when the going gets tough, advertisers scale back and consumers stop flocking to theme parks and live action studio. Also, an opinion from an analysis helped, using valuation metrics that are tied directly to earnings growth. They consider current and future earnings expectations in conjunction with the PE multiple to determine fair value on a peg ratio basis. Their earnings driven observations entail complete earnings cycles to remove seasonal anomalies, they remove one time events to identify truer growth rates, and they do not look ahead further than two years because they do not trust analyst expectations beyond that time frame.

I decided to invest in Apple because they have a strong moat where costs get low after a while on a product and strong branding. Apples cost of one share is $117.63, the market Cap is 633.68B and the Price Earning ratio is estimated to be 14.12 in 2016. A bull is Iphones will grow again, China growth will slow but still do well, Macs and Ipads account for 20% of revenue, other products and services will be created, it has a perceived value, generates a lot of cash for buybacks and dividend increases. A bear is Iphones have peaked, China is slowing, ipads continue to plummet, Watches don’t contribute enough to make a significant difference, shares are fully valued, all the excess cash is overseas. Apple does pay dividends and the last record of them paying was on August 8, 2016 and it was paid out in regular cash at an amount of $.57.

For my 1 year goal I split 50/50 on both companies.
Math: AAPL-25% DIS-12.5%
Equations: (%)(ROI)+(%)(ROI)=ROI portfolio & P(1+R)
(0.5)(0.25)+(0.5)(0.125
0.125+0.0625=0.1875 ROI:18.75%
P(1.1875)=20,000
20,000/1.1875= P=$16.842.11
$16.842.11/2=$8,421.05
AAPL: $8,421.05
DIS: $8,421.05
I have $8,421.05 on both companies.

For my 5year goal I split 60/40 on both companies
Math: AAPL-25% DIS-12.5%
Equations: (%)(ROI)+(%)(ROI)=ROI portfolio, (1+R)^T & P(1+R)
(0.6)(0.25)+(0.4)(0.125)
0.15+0.05=0.2 ROI: 20%
(1+0.2)^5
(1.2)^5= 2.48832-1=1.48832 ROI: 148.832%
P(2.48832)=30,000
30,000/2.48832=P=$12,056.33
$12,056.33x0.6=$7,233.80
$12,056.33x0.4=$4,822.53
APPL:$7,233.80
DIS:$4,822.53
I have $7,233.80 on Apple by being risky and $4,822.53 on Disney.

For my 25 year goal I split 30/70 both companies
Math: AAPL-25% DIS-12.5%
(0.3)(0.25)+(0.7)(0.125)
0.075+0.0875= 0.1625 ROI:16.25%
(1.1625)^25=43.13442…-1=42.13442 ROI:4,213.442%
$49,128.87-$16.842.11-$12,056.33=$20,230.43 is how much I have left from my total in the beginning.
(20,230.43)(43.12442..)=$872,628.02
I have $872,628.02 for my 25 year goal from both companies.

I have a stock sector which are Disney, entertainment and Apple, technology. Being a diversified entertainment company, Disney faces a number of competitors in its various segments. Some of the main media conglomerates with which Disney competes include Viacom Inc, Time Warner Inc., Pixar, Dreamworks, Twenty-First Century Fox, CBS, and Comcast. While the personal computer running on Microsoft operating systems has remained favorite of consumers since the 1980s, Apple has maintained a loyal following of users who report high satisfaction with the company's Macintosh computers and Safari operating system. Major competitors in this space include Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Acer and Lenovo. Apple is by far the most profitable and biggest selling company in this industry. Direct competitors are Google, Samsung, Nokia and Asus. The iPhone has literally decimated Research in Motion's business model and caused the company to restructure several times. Google produces the Android operating system, which is installed on most non-Apple phones produced by Huawei, Samsung, Sony, HTC, Lenovo and others. The two major players in this space are Apple and Google, with the Apple iOS running on its iPhones and iPods, and Google Android running on most competitor phones and tablets. Each operating system interfaces with iTunes and the Google Play Store respectively, allowing users to purchase music, books, applications and other media.

I said 50/50 for the first year because it is just a year and I wouldn’t or lose too much. I decided 60/40 for 5 years because I wanted to be a little risky, meaning that I can lose more or get more, so I increase the percent for Apple because they have the higher percentage. For the 25 years I decided to go safe, meaning earning little but knowing that I won’t lose that much. I did that to make sure I don’t lose money and make sure I had money for my soon retirement. I split my money in two different investments because I didn’t want to risk just focusing on one company and not reaching my goals. By dividing in at least 2 companies I can make sure I will reach my goals.

Three assumptions I made are:
I assume our ROI will be relatively continuous (no big downward swings)
I assumed I would get the exact money for my goals
I assumed in distributing my asset allocation

Sources:

• “About - Leadership, Management Team, Global, History, Awards, Corporate Responsibility - The Walt Disney Company.” The Walt Disney Company. N.p.n.d. Web. October, 23, 2016. 
• “Apple Inc (AAPL) Return on Investment ROI quarterly, average high and low, overall ranking.” CSI Market. N.p.,n.d. Web. October 25, 2016.
• “Investment Risk Tolerance Quiz.” Personal Finance. N.p.,n.d. Web. October 20, 2016.
• Kelly, Keith J. "Here’s What Disney Wants in Its New CEO." New York Post. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2016.
• “Must-know guide to the Walt Disney Company’s competitors.” Must-know guide to the Walt Disney Company's competitors. N.p.,n.d. Web. October 25, 2016. 
• "Walt Disney Co. (DIS) | Valuation Ratios." Stock Analysis on Net. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2016.
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• “Who are Apple's (AAPL) main competitors in the tech industry?” Investopedia. December 3, 2014. Web. October 25, 2016.

A Famous Story

In the second unit of the course Journalism, we studied why and how radio has been used to connect us to here and now. We looked at many radio clips from years ago to now and we compared the audio quality. We took on the role of a radio-journalist, practicing both the essential skills of interviewing, as well as script-writing and sound-editing. We watched Ira Glass videos on how to make a good story, and doing it in a podcast form. For our FE, we went to Columbia College, to their Journalism Department, where they do TV and radio broadcasting. For the action project, we had to think of a famous person in the 20th century, and make a podcast about them. In this podcast we had to explain why they are famous, and we had to tell a story about them or a mini autobiography. The person I chose for this was Selena Quintanilla because I have been hearing her music since I was little. During this project I had difficulties with getting sound effects and picking the right interview with Selena and getting the important things in 30 seconds due to copyrights. I also struggled with downloading the youtube videos in the right format to show up in garageband to edit it. I am proud of the how fast I finished my podcast and my fades.
 

Transcript:

WHEN	WHO/HOW	WHAT
0:00-0:30 0:30 - 1:00 1:00- 1:30 1:30-2:30 2:30- 2:50 2:50- 3:50 3:50- 4:20 4:20 -4:40	Me Selena and Don Francisco Interview in 1994 Selena Mrs. A and Me interview Me Mrs. A and Me continue interview Selena Me THE END	Hi I am KS and I am a senior at GCE Chicago Lab School. I am going to talk about Selena Quintanilla because I grew up listening to her music. Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas and was known as the "Queen of Tejano Music." Around the age of 10, Selena became the lead singer in her family's band, Selena Y Los Dinos. The band included her brother Abraham on bass guitar and her sister Suzette on the drums. Her father, Abraham, a former musician, managed and produced the group. Selena grew up speaking English, but her father taught her to sing in Spanish so she could resonate with the Latino community. She learned the lyrics first, and eventually learned to speak Spanish fluently. Ladies and Gentlemen Selena Quintanilla (applause and cheering sound effect) Selena interview in Spanish. Francisco: You started at age 9 Selena: Yes I started sining when I was 6 years old in a restaurant that my dad owned in Lake, Jackson Texas, where I was born and I never imagine it will be something professional it was only a hobby Francisco: You started, the first thing that you recorded was “Oh mama” or “Oh papa” Selena: “oh mama” the song by…. Francisco: Pablito Ruiz Selena interview in English. M: How did you get started in this, who were some of your influences when you were going up? S: My influences, well I would say my father. My father used to have a band way back then and I guess that is where we get the musical talent from and as far as other groups I used to listen to the taste of honey, little bit of rock AC DC and music, I listen to everything.    Interview responds from Mrs. A. K: Ladies and gentlemen I am please to have Mrs. A A: Hi, thank you having me K: How did you hear about Selena or her music? A: I hear of her because my husband. He likes to hear Spanish radio then he shave one of the songs then later on we saw her on TV. K: Where you a fan of her since the beginning? A: Not really, I like other music styles more, but her tejano techno banda was something new. Her music was different and her enthusiasm on TV or radio was something you could feel. K: What is your favorite song? A: Amor Prohobido and Como la Flor K: How did her music impact you? A: In that time she was like a roll model for many young latinas. Her message was that we have to fight for our dreams even though many doors close on us. Selenas music was contagious and most of her songs expresses real feelings. Selena Quintanilla died of a gun shot at a young age by the president of her fan club. Selenas music impacted a lot of people in Spanish. Her songs touched so many people and she was loved. Her last hit album in English, Dreaming of You, was released in 1995.(gun shot sound effect) Interview responds from Mrs. A. K: What was your reaction of Selenas death? A: I couldn’t believe it. I followed the news since the beginning and when the doctor declared her death I couldn’t hold back my tears. K: What is your opinion on the way she died? A: The way she died was unbelievable it seem like a part of a movie. Especially because in my opinion Selenas trust in many people died before she physically died. K: Did you think she was going to be big? A: She was big. Many felt identified because her songs where in Spanish, but also in English. K: Do you think she “lives” through people? A: Yes, I believe that. Since her death her music live with her fans and also the children of the fans, who listen and sing her songs in meetings or parties. K: Thank you. A: You’re welcome. Selena’s English music clip Selena was hitting top when she died, but in her music she left a piece of her soul, her passion and her experiences. People will say that a party is not a party without having at least one of her songs played. We feel Selena through her music when we listen to it and we remember her. Selena will alway live in our hearts.