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Introduction
For my Personal Project, I am writing a book on Investing for Newbies. My target audience for the creation is teenagers who are in the midst of making their life decisions. The Area of Interaction of this project is Community and Service as I provide a service to my readers, who will have a good understanding of this topic, and will be able to make sensible decisions for the future. My supervisor for the project is Mrs. Huneza Usman.
The Goal (Criterion B)
Through the Personal Project, I would like to have a comprehensive understanding on the concept of Investing. The personal connection I have with this topic is that a large part of my father’s work is investing. I have prior knowledge in this subject area as from the age of 8 I have visited my father’s office quite often. Since then, I have developed a keen interest in the subject and desired to learn more. Furthermore, I would like to reach to a certain level in Economics that will help me in the future, as it is a highly potential option as a career. Additionally, through my work in this project, I would like to educate others about this topic as I find it fascinating and I am sure others would too. This directly is linked to my chosen Area of Interaction, Community and Service, as I want this project to have an impact on the career choices of people, especially my peers, as they are in their point of life where they would like to figure their vocation. I would like my project to leave an imprint in the minds of the readers. This would not only cause my project to be successful but to grasp a certain degree of awareness in finance.
The Area of Interaction for this project is Community and Service. I chose this AOI, as the purpose of this project is to inform teena...

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...man resources were extremely valuable as I got the point of view of real life investors. I had the opportunity to interview important people who are in the business of Investing such as Mr. Ruia, whom I mentioned before (See Appendix). This helped me gather information through another channel. Additionally, I used survey data to support some of the points I made and this helped ensure the book’s credibility. Published Media Sources including of Bloomberg, Forbes, and the Wall Street Journal are reputable and I will have information through another medium.
I evaluated each and every source I used in my research in the Process Journal in order to make a choice of what information to keep and what information to discard. I evaluate every source in terms of accuracy, objectivity, intended audience, and relevance. The following are a few of my most contributing sources.

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