Principle of Finance Week 6 Assignment

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Module Six Journal Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Risk and return go hand in hand. Understanding this rela�onship is cri�cal to making well-reasoned financial decisions, whether you

are making personal investment decisions or working for a business where you’re responsible for inves�ng excess cash. This journal

assignment allows you to explore the risk-return rela�onship in the context of inves�ng in stocks in both of these roles.

Prompt

Write a journal discussing risk and return as it relates to inves�ng in stocks.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Investment Risk: Explain key risks associated with inves�ng in stocks.

Investment Return: Discuss events that can cause the price of a stock to increase or decrease.

Risk-Return Rela�onship: Explain the rela�onship between risk and return and how this rela�onship impacts stock

investment decisions, using examples to support your claims.

Reflec�on: Describe whether you make stock-investment decisions in your personal life and how you do or would make

those decisions.

Consider the following in your response: Would your decision-making process change if you needed to make stock-

investment decisions for a business? Why or why not?

Guidelines for Submission

Your submission must be a 4- to 5-paragraph Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch

margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

Module Six Journal Rubric

Criteria Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Complete (0%) Value

Investment Risk Explains key risks associated

with inves�ng in stocks

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors

or omissions; areas for

improvement may include

explaining in more detail the

key risks associated with

inves�ng in stocks

Does not a�empt criterion 21

Investment Return Discusses events that can

cause the price of a stock to

increase or decrease

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors

or omissions; areas for

improvement may include

discussing in more detail the

events that can cause the

price of a stock to increase

Does not a�empt criterion 21

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or decrease

Risk-Return

Rela�onship

Explains the rela�onship

between risk and return and

how this rela�onship impacts

stock investment decisions,

using examples to support

claims

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors

or omissions; areas for

improvement may include

explaining in more detail the

rela�onship between risk

and return and how this

rela�onship impacts stock

investment decisions or

using be�er examples to

support claims

Does not a�empt criterion 22

Reflec�on Describes whether the

student makes stock-

investment decisions in their

personal life and how they

do or would make those

decisions

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors

or omissions; areas for

improvement may include

describing in more detail

whether the student makes

stock-investment decisions

in their personal life and how

they do or would make those

decisions

Does not a�empt criterion 21

Ar�cula�on of

Response

Clearly conveys meaning

with correct grammar,

sentence structure, and

spelling, demonstra�ng an

understanding of audience

and purpose

Shows progress toward

proficiency, but with errors

in grammar, sentence

structure, and spelling,

nega�vely impac�ng

readability

Submission has cri�cal errors

in grammar, sentence

structure, and spelling,

preven�ng understanding of

ideas

10

Cita�ons and

A�ribu�ons

Uses cita�ons for ideas

requiring a�ribu�on, with

few to no minor errors

Uses cita�ons for ideas

requiring a�ribu�on, with

major errors

Does not use cita�ons for

ideas requiring a�ribu�on

5

Total: 100%

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