Theme parks that have stocks on the NYSE or Mutual Funds?

Can you answer this about roller coasters?

• Choose three theme parks that have stocks on the NYSE or Mutual Funds. Go to www.harrisdirect.com and click the Education tab to learn about stocks. Check the financial history of the theme parks you selected for the past five years at http://finance.yahoo.com/. Use the resources to help you find the following information: Determine which theme park was most profitable over the last year. Determine which theme park was most profitable over the past five years. Record your findings. Which theme park will provide you with the most profit or the least amount of loss? Select a theme park you feel will be most profitable and discuss why. Buy $10,000 worth of the theme park shares in stocks or mutual funds. Use the following formula to calculate the number of shares, including a 2% broker’s fee: # of shares = 10000/ (1.02 • initial price per share) Record each reading of the buying and selling price over a period of four weeks. Use www.harrisdirect.com. Generate a line graph. Calculate the net profit or net loss for each stock, including a 2% broker’s fee. Use this formula: Selling cost = Price per share • # of shares • 2% Net Sales = (price /share) • (# of shares) - selling cost Profit /Loss = Net Sales - $10,000

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  Whoa, Nelly! That's a mouthful! If you want to get a good idea on which theme park companies are the best in which to invest, check out the link below. After reading this report from an investment standpoint, you will infer that there are three things to keep in mind when investing in this market: Disney, Disney, Disney! As an example, the top eight most attended theme parks in the world in 2008 were all Disney parks!