MT$217-1$: Explain how financial markets operate and are essential for a healthy economy and economic growth.

GEL$-1\mathrm{.}03$: Demonstrate college$-$level communication through the oral delivery of original materials in Standard English.

GEL$-6\mathrm{.}05$: Adapt research skills to discover and sort relevant sources to complete tasks.

Making effective financial decisions is determined by how much information one can gather on different markets and their conditions. By using effective research skills, you will be able to identify how a market operates, and you will be able to forecast the sustainability and strength of the economy.

Read through the whole assignment to understand the topics that must be covered in the selection of your article.

There are three parts to this assignment. Parts $1$ and $2$ will be written in a Microsoft ${?}^{}$ Word ${?}^{}$ document. In Part $1,$ you will look for a scholarly article from the Purdue Global Library and write about the process you used in locating the article to help with the assignment. For Part $2,$ you will be assessed on writing a summary of the article focusing on the questions asked. For Part $3,$ you will do a PowerPoint ${?}^{}$ presentation with audio. It is important for you to be able to communicate with supervisors or management the details of your research. Using PowerPoint is one way to communicate your information and to show details of the research.

Part $1$: Locate a High$-$Quality Library Article

You will need to locate one or more scholarly articles from the Purdue Global Library that explain how