General Meeting #5

October 4, 2011

Agenda

• Auditing Speeches• Question of the Day• Market Overview• Dissecting GDP• Team Stock Pitch• Membership Voting• Announcements

Auditing Elections

• Alex Midden• Vincent Nguyen• Tommy Pi• Andrew Templeton• Peggy Wang• Andrew Weissgarber

Vote for three.

Question of the Day

Market Overview

World Market Overview

U.S. Market Overview

Market Overview

U.S. Markets

• “Recovery is close to faltering”• Inferred Fed could adopt

additional stimulus• Don’t cut spending sharply while

economy is weak• Working to provide loan rates for

refinancing, but banks aren’t lending

• May lower rate on bank reserves

Bernanke News

Warren Buffet’s Take

"I would bet very heavily against that. How fast the recovery will come, I don't know. I see nothing that indicates any kind of a double dip."

Berkshire

Berkshire Hathaway’s

Annual Returns

Portfolio Overview

BAC Slips on Debit Card Fees, KSS adds 40k assoc’s.

Portfolio Overview

Overview vs. S&P 500

GDP

• Factors:

– Consumption

– Investment

– Government Spending

– Exports / Imports

• Value of all goods and services produced within a country

• Contrasts with GNP, which measures productivity of residents

• Consumption often the focus of media studies

Gross Domestic Product

Nominal GDP

Consumption

Investment

GDP QoQ Growth

Consumption QoQ

Investment QoQ

Investment vs. Consum.

Stock Pitch

Membership Voting

Is this stock investment grade?

Membership Dues

• Active Members must pay dues– $40 per semester or $60 per academic year

• Payment Methods:– Online via website: http://usiteam.org/• Navigate to Membership and select “Pay Dues”

– In person by cash, check, or credit card (see Mark)

Stock Pitch Competition

• CORRECTED DATE: Saturday, October 22nd

• 10:30a-6:00p, SAC Legislative Assembly• Awards:– 1st Place Overall– 2nd Place Overall– Best Underclassmen Team

• Registration commences online Friday!