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When choosing my three stocks, I tried to pick companies that I was already familiar with. I personally own stock in both Staples and General mills. My parents are the ones who got me going on Procter and Gamble. My mom purchased the stock when it was around fifty-seven dollars a share. That was in February of 2000. I put my faith into companies that produce generic goods and products that most people purchase. Instead of investing thirty thousand dollars in tech stocks, I wanted to put my money in blue chips. Apposed to the unstable performance of tech stocks, my three companies are pretty safe choices. Although we probably wont see them jump 20 points in the several weeks we are playing the game, there is a strong chance they will make me some money. Staples, Inc. is an office products superstore and an office products distributor. In addition to office supplies, they also carry things like desks and chairs. Their