Action Involvement Project #3: Prices of Popular Stocks. Find the latest values for the following stocks and indicate how each has performed over the past 12 months: American Express, AT&T, Caterpillar, Coca-Cola, Bank of America, Merck, Walmart, and Walt Disney
On the ‘Net #2: Mutual Fund Information. Visit the website for CNNMoney. Go to the page titled ‘‘What Is a Mutual Fund’’ at http://money.cnn.com/retirement/guide/investing_mutualfunds.moneymag/index.htm. Review the dozen or so short articles and compare what you read there with what you read in this chapter. List two things that are new to your understanding.