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Jacob Symons

Professor Jizi

UWRT 1104

6 November 2017

Annotated Bibliography

Sommer, Jeff. 9 Ways to Help You Become a Smarter Investor. The New York Times,

The New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017,

www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/business/mutfund/9-ways-to-help-you-become-a-

smarter-investor.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fyour-

money&action=click&contentCollection=your-

moneyion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=7&pg

type=sectionfront. Commented [S1]: Although the correct MLA citation is

there you should remove the link

The article is about how to become a smart investor in the stock market. It is 9 different

tips on how to invest and then goes into depth on each of those tips. The first topic was about

how even though the world is struggling in terms of other things happening in society the stock

market is thriving. Then it talks about specific funds that did better than the average fund

because of the approach it took within the stock market. Another topic is about purchasing bonds

from rising markets in different countries because they have a high risk but a very high reward.

Not talking to people about investments can actually cause some people to lose money. The

article also touches on CEOs that have been released from their duties and where they end up

after the fact. The last thing the article talks about is purchasing an ETF in sports.

The source is relevant to my inquiry because it is exactly what I need for my inquiry. It Commented [S2]: This sentence feels kind of
redundant maybe just say this source is relevant
because it answers my question or something similar.
might actually be the most relevant article I can find. My inquiry is about how to invest and
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invest in an educated manner. That directly relates to my first article. Everything within the

source will help me with the inquiry. Every sentence in the source can teach me something new

about my inquiry. This source definitely helped me move forward in my inquiry. I do not think
there is any background information in this article.It is strictly about how to invest smartly.
The author of the article is Jeff Sommer. Jeff works for the New York Times which is
Commented [S3]: Although it may be true that the
source was heavily saturated with information, I think it
would be more effective to try to single out really
important things and especially parts youre actually
going to use rather than just the whole thing

generally a credible organization. He writes columns on markets, finance and the economy

which I imagine means that his research on the subjects is very thorough. I trust what he says Commented [S4]: Using I imagine is incorporating
opinion, maybe just say something like this means
that etc. Same goes for the I imagine under it.
about the markets because he has a lot of experience and knowledge on the topics. I have

actually no idea if the source is peer reviewed. I imagine that the article has been reviewed by

people within The New York Times because it is a published article. I have no way to prove that

theory though. Commented [S5]: For an article to be published in the

New York Times it must be peer reviewed.

https://www.google.com/search?q=are+ny+times+articl
es+peer+reviewed&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS760US760&o
Final comments (Sean Epley): I think this source is covered well the only thing Id say is q=are+NY+Times+articles+peer+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57
j0.8549j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
remove the link and focus on not adding personal opinion or phrases like I imagine in the 3 rd

paragraph. The point is to prove credibility not say chances are its credible because its the

New York Times so believe me.