1. Stock, Commodity and Mutual Fund Project

2. Two Stocks
 Operates an online professional network worldwide.
 Allows members to create, manage, and share their professional
information online.
 The company provides premium subscription services that are
designed for general professionals to manage their professional
identity, grow their networks
 LinkedIn Corporation was founded in 2002 in Mountain View,
California.
1. LinkedIn Corporation (LNKD)

3. Historical Summary and Technical Analysis

4. LNKD Comparative Valuations

5. Evaluation and Recommendation
 Losing Money per share
 Increase competition from FB
 Lower unemployment may lead less active users
 3 day moving average recently crossed 5 day, but it does not seem convincing.
Recommendation: sell

6. 2. Ford Motor Co. (F)
• Ford Motor Company manufactures and distributes automobiles
worldwide.
• Operates through two sectors, Automotive and Financial Services.
• The Automotive sector develops, manufactures, distributes, and
services vehicles, parts, and accessories.
• The Financial Services sector offers different kinds of automotive
financing products through automotive dealers.
• The company was founded in 1903 and is based in Dearborn,
Michigan.

7. Historical Summary and Technical Analysis

8. Ford Motor Co. (F) Comparative Valuations

9. Evaluation and Recommendation
 Price earnings ratio is lower than the GM.
 U.S. Auto sales are near historic highs (18 million annually)
 Dividend is about 4%.
 Company exposed to China, Brazil, and Europe (negative)
Recommendation: Buy

10. Two Futures
1. Gold
• There are a few different gold contracts
traded on U.S. exchanges.
• One at COMEX and two on eCBOT.

11. Historical Summary and Technical Analysis

12. Gold Summary/Recommendation
 Gold does not receive interests or dividends.
 If U.S. raises interest rates, than this makes Gold less attractive.
 China slowdown, hurts demand for Gold.
 Recent down trend.
Recommendation: Sell

13. Silver Future
Silver is traded in dollars and cents per ounce like
gold.
For example, if silver is trading at $10 per ounce, the
"big" contract has a value of $50,000
 (5,000 ounces x $10 per ounce),
while the mini would be $10,000
(1,000 ounces x $10 per ounce).

14. Historical Summary and Technical Analysis

15. Silver Summary/Recommendation
 Silver does not receive interests or dividends.
 If U.S. raises interest rates, than this makes Silver less attractive.
 China slowdown, hurts demand for Silver.
 Low inflation is bad for silver, it does not really perform.
 Recent down trend.
Recommendation: Sell

16. Two Mutual Funds
 JPMorgan China Region A (JCHAX)  Eaton Vance Real Estate A (EAREX)

17. Historical Summary and Technical Analysis

18. JPMorgan China Region A (JCHAX)
Summary/Recommendation
 High annual fee of 1.85%
 Recently pull back with China down turn.
 Good long-term investment for China.
Recommendation: Hold

19. Historical Summary and Technical Analysis

20. Eaton Vance Real Estate A (EAREX)
Summary/Recommendation
 Interest rates go up, may hurt demand.
 Increased consumers’ spending could be focused on house.
 Annual fee is about average at 1.25%.
Recommendation: Hold