A ticker symbol is a combination of letters that any public company can be recognized by. If you were to go to any investment website and enter the ticker symbol you would quickly find all the information about that companies stock. Some famous ticker symbols include AAPL (Apple), MSFT (Microsoft), FB (Facebook), SBUX (Starbucks), and KO (Coca-Cola). Ticker symbols are useful for quickly checking the information on companies.
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London is the capital of and most populated city in England. With a population of over 8 million people, London has a long history and is a great place to visit with your family or alone. In 2011 alone London reached about 15 million visitors, but why visit London and what is there even to do in London?
There is a ton of history in The city of London. In some places you can see things that are over 600 years old. London certainly has a lot of history as it was settled in around 40 C.E. If you’re into history, London is definitely the place for you. You could check out the Tower of London or visit Westminster Abbey. You can see St. Paul’s Cathedral or The British Museum.
The Tower of London
The Tower of London is a fun place to spend your day. Everywhere you look there’s something new to see like the crown jewels or the dungeons prisoners were once kept in.
Westminster Abbey
The inside of Westminster Abbey is absolutely stunning.
If you’re not interested in history there is still a ton of stuff for you to see in London. Madame Tussaud’s is a place filled with realistic wax figures and definitely go to the London Science Museum if you’re feeling scientific. I’d also recommend the London Zoo or Platform 9 and 3/4 at Kings Cross Station.
Madame Tussaud’s
Platform 9 and 3/4
The London Zoo
Overall, London is a ton of fun to visit, and there is a lot to do there. I definitely would recommend visiting London if you get the chance.
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What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness can be a confusing concept and is widely associated with meditation. Although meditations can be used to support the mindfulness practice the actual art of mindfulness is in the idea of intentionally paying attention in the present moment. The pioneer of mindfulness Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn defined mindfulness as “The awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally to the unfolding of experience moment by moment.”
Consider sensations in the body, those associated with touch, sound, taste, sights, smell and also thoughts and emotional experiences. Now consider purposefully bringing awareness to those sensations, this is mindfulness.
Try a short exercise, close your eyes for 30 seconds and listen very carefully to the sounds around you, if your mind wanders to your to-do list, gently acknowledge your thought and return to listening to the sounds around you. Congratulations, you have just experienced mindfulness in practice.
Through the practice of mindfulness we learn that by intentionally being attentive to experiences in an open and honest manner without any measure of controlling the outcome we begin to understand a way of living that can bring greater joy and happiness.
Mindfulness, as with anything you want to become proficient at, takes practice. So for today, find a place in your home and sit quietly for several minutes. Now listen for sounds, pay close attention to sounds you don’t normally notice and those that are familiar. Once finished make a list of the sounds you heard while mindfully listening.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index, the Nasdaq, the S&P 500 Index and many others are called indices. They are ways of tracking how the economy and overall stock market is doing. Each of them measures this in a different way. The Dow Jones Index tracks 30 strong companies to reflect the overall market and was the first index ever created. The Nasdaq tracks all of the companies that trade on it, and the S&P 500 tracks, you guessed it, 500 companies that seem to be doing very well. Basically if an index is going up then you could guess that most stocks are going up as well. Check out the current Dow Jones price. It’s very interesting to see how it changes over time.
Check out the Dow Jones price Here.
If you look all the way back to 1929 you’ll see that the Dow Jones was at about $300 and quickly rising. Now if you look at 1932 you’ll see that it was at about $50. That means if you had invested in a company in 1929 it likely would’ve fallen very quickly throughout the 1930s. This was because of the great depression, an event that caused millions to lose their jobs and resulted in over 23% of the world population being unemployed. People couldn’t afford to buy stocks in companies, and as the demand goes down so does the price. This is a good example of how real life events can affect the stock market, but don’t worry, these events aren’t always negative. Say a company named fuzzy wool socks inc. (A non-existent company) is experiencing incredible sales. The world wants wool socks! As a result the fuzzy wool stock price goes up a ton thus affecting the price of some indices and benefiting the economy. Remember that although the price of indices goes up and down you actually can’t invest in indices. They are simply a way of tracking how the economy is doing.
Overall, indices are a great way of estimating how the world economy is doing and how much the average stock is going up or down.
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P.S. If you would like to check out some other indices click on their links below.
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Namaste, welcome to my page on mindfulness. I was introduced to the concept of mindfulness a few years ago while guiding my children through the anxieties of school. Mindfulness guides you to be aware in the present moment and benefits people of all ages. Join me on a journey through the art of mindfulness.
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Let’s start with the basics. What is a stock? Well to put it simply a stock is a small piece of a company. If you were to buy a share in any company you would actually own part of that company. Companies sell stocks to make money for new business activity.
This video explains this in much more detail.
http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3QpgXBtDeo
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Hey there! On my travel page I’ll give you all the details about places I’ve been and places I’m hoping to go. You should definitely check out all the posts I make on travel. I hope you enjoy what I have to say about my adventures through the eyes of a 13 year old.
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I am excited to share the aspects of investing in the stock market to anyone who visits this blog. I’ll answer all sorts of investing questions for kids and even post on some investment ideas. Here you can learn about all the basics of the stock market. I hope that you learn a ton while reading about all my knowledge on investing.
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