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Goizueta Investors

January 30, 2008

Agenda Newsletter Introduction Market Recaps

Domestic International

Stock Market Game Update Book Review GI Market Challenge

DOW Contest Upcoming Events

GI Challenge

How many M&Ms are in the jar? Email guesses to invest@learnlink.emory.edu Winner announced at next meeting

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Dow 12,422.83 6.2%

Nasdaq 2349.00 11.43%

S&P 1355.81 7.67%

Domestic Market RecapJanuary 2008

A: Dow ends first week down 676 (1/8)B: Merrill loses $9.83 billion, Dow loses 306 (1/17)C: Fed cuts rates to 3.5% (1/22)D: Dow jumps 600 in afternoon (1/23)E: Fed cuts rates to 3.0%( 1/30)

BC D

E

A

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Economy

2007 New-home Sales: -26.4%

Dec. Median Home Price: -10.9% Largest decline in 27 years

CPI: +4.1% Dec-to-Dec Largest increase since 1990

2007 GDP: +2.2% Slowest growth since 2002

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Interesting News

Howard Schultz returns to Starbucks, back to basics (1/9)

Oracle acquires BEA Systems for $8.5 billion, will expand product offerings (1/17)

Rogue trader Jerome Kerviel loses €4.9 billion ($7.2 billion) at Societe Generale in Paris (1/24)

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Market Recap: International 1/1/08 – 1/29/08

England FTSE 100 5885.2 565.7 8.8%

Germany XETRA-DAX 6892.96 1153.01 14.3%

France CAC 40 4941.45 672.63 12.0%

China HANG SENG 23,918.72 3893.93 14.0%

Japan NIKKEI 225 13,356.04 1799.69 11.9%

Market Recap: International

US Dollar vs. British Pound

Market Recap: International

US Dollar vs. Euro

Market Recap: International

US Dollar vs. Yen

Market Recap: International

2007: Strong International Growth Euro-Zone: +2.6% China: +11.4% Latin America: +5.4%

2008: Concerns about U.S. Weakness Euro-Zone: +1.6% China: +10% Latin America: +4.3%

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Fantasy Stock Market Rankings

DateRankin

g UserGain since

InceptionTotal Portfolio

Value

1/28/2008 1 Pear 77.83% $17,783

2 tmac001 22.97% $12,297

3 gregoryrives 13.36% $11,336

4 sicric11 10.05% $11,005

5 micht1986 7.67% $10,767

6 jbasago 7.37% $10,737

7 lazehaze 3.45% $10,345

8 Smasor 3.41% $10,341

9 repz4444 0.30% $10,030

10 cmeade861 0.30% $10,030

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Fantasy Stock Market Game

GI Market Challenge

At what level will the Dow close on 2/22? Email guesses to dow@learnlink.emory.edu Check it at: www.finance.google.com

Deadline: 11:59p on Friday, 2/15 Winner announced at next meeting

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Book Review

C = Current Quarterly Earnings per Share: The higher the better

A = Annual Earnings Increases: Significant growth

N = New Products, Management, Highs:Buying at the right time

S = Supply and Demand:Shares Outstanding, Big Volume

L = Leader or Laggard:Which one is yours?

I = Institutional Sponsorship:Follow the Leaders

M = Market Direction:How to determine it

How to Make Money in StocksBy William J. O’Neil

Reminder: GI Roundtable

Upcoming Events 2/8: Mock Interviews

2/12: Interview Seminar # 1

2/19: Interview Seminar # 2

3/6: Bowling Night

3/19: GI Day

3/26: Movie Night: Boiler Room

What’s Ahead

2/1: Jobs Data (8:30am)

2/1: ISM Manufacturing Survey (10:00am)

2/19: Deadline for GI Market Challenge