| Company Selection and Stock Watch |
| No. | Date | Stock Name | Stock Symbol | Current Price | Exchange Traded On | Financial Facts |
| 1 | 1/20/15 | Bank Of America Corporation | BAC | $15.26 | NYSE | As of 2013, Bank of America is the twenty-first largest company in the United States by total revenue. |
| | | | | | | Bank Of America is one of the most followed retail investors' stock. |
| | | | | | | Bank of America Reports Fourth-quarter 2014 Net Income of $3.1 Billion, or $0.25 per Diluted Share |
| 2 | 1/20/15 | Apple Inc. | AAPL | $108.72 | NASDAQ | Apple announced its initial capital return program of $45 billion in March 2012. |
| | | | | | | Apple originally went public on December 12, 1980, with an initial public offering at US$22.00 per share. |
| | | | | | | The stock has split 2 for 1 three different times on June 15, 1987, June 21, 2000 and February 28, 2005. |
| 3 | 1/23/15 | AT&T | T | $33.37 | NYSE | AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation, headquartered at Whitacre Tower in downtown Dallas, Texas |
| | | | | | | In 2013, AT&T paid out a total of $9.69 billion in dividends. |
| | | | | | | AT&T’s dividend payout has averaged an annual growth rate of 4.5% since 1994 |
| 4 | 1/23/15 | VERIZON COMMUNICATION | VZ | $47.15 | NYSE | Verizon Communications formed in June 2000 |
| | | | | | | Verizon first went public in 2002 |
| | | | | | | Verizon Wirless got its name in the year 2000 after being cobbled together from a series of smaller telecommunications companies. |
| 5 | 1/23/15 | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | MSFT | $47.18 | NASDAQ | March 13, 1986: Microsoft executes an initial public stock offering that will raise $61 million for the company. |
| | | | | | | Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services, devices and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. |
| | | | | | | Dec. 7, 1995 Bill Gates outlines Microsoft's Commitment to supporting and enhancing the Internet |
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