Corporation 1:



  • Abbreviation: AMD
  • Date of purchase: 5/5/2017
  • Purchase price: $10.03
  • Shares purchased: 800
  • Total investment: $8,024

  • Reasons for buying:
    1. Low stock price.
    2. New graphics cards coming out later this year.
    3. Recently launched new lineup of processors that compete against Intel.

  • Date of sale: 05/30/2017
  • Sale price: $11.18
  • Shares sold: 800
  • Total profit: $920

  • Capital Gains Tax (28%): $257.60

Corporation 2



  • Abbreviation: NFLX
  • Date of purchase: 5/5/2017
  • Purchase price: $156.18
  • Shares purchased: 20
  • Total investment: $3,123.60

  • Reasons for buying:
    1. Lots of people are getting rid of cable and opting in to Netflix.
    2. Netflix is releasing quality original shows and has a large library.

  • Date of sale: 05/30/2017
  • Sale price: $164.49
  • Shares sold: 20
  • Total profit: $166.20

  • Capital Gains Tax (28%): $46.536

Corporation 3:



  • Abbreviation: TSLA
  • Date of purchase: 5/5/2017
  • Purchase price: $304.72
  • Shares purchased: 16
  • Total investment: $4,875.52

  • Reasons for buying:
    1. Tesla is a corporation of innovators and is leading the autonomous car industry that will lead to a future of self-driving cars.
    2. Tesla also works in the space exploration field.

  • Date of sale: 05/30/2017
  • Sale price: $333.10
  • Shares sold: 16
  • Total profit: $454.08

  • Capital Gains Tax (28%): $127.1424