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One great resource that I have used numerous times in
the past few years is through the Financial Planning Association. After explaining some basic terms like save, spend, opportunity cost, inflation, and compound interest students are ready to learn about investments. There are videos, articles, and games to play that reinforce the history and function of the stock market. A short exam is prepared to see what students learned. While you are waiting to take the exam you can be working hard to get your business license completed. You will need to work with your partner to get a business name, motto (slogan), and address. Once you do this, you can proceed to creating your business card for your company and writing a letter home to your first potential client (your parents). Once this is complete we will work hard to begin researching company stocks and picking the best stocks.
Our
online e-trading system that we will use is called
Virtual Stock Exchange (VSE)
Have you spent all your parent's money? Time to send home a postcard showing how you have spent the $100,000.00 that your parents have trusted you to invest. Click here for the video showing how to send this postcard. Please note that some of the videos, quizzes, and games are fee based and require specific logins.
Past Sponsors:
y now
you know that you are taking a 9 week Business Simul ation Course.
What you didn't know is that your venture will end with an investment company
that you and your partner will form.
Students from our past classes are found on this web
page. A list of some our corporate sponsors are also listed. Winners of our
past competitions have worked very hard to build a winning portfolio of
great stocks that have outstanding value. I wish you the
Using http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/ can help with your investment decisions. |
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The Financial Planning Association - The Financial Planning Association (FPA®) is the leadership and advocacy organization representing the financial planning community.Stock Market Simulation Games:Contact information:
Amira Tart
Director, Pro Bono Services
Financial Planning Association®
Email: amira.tart@fpanet.org
Web: www.fpanet.org
www.fpanet.org/Connect/
ProBono/ http://www.sunamericafunds.com/sun.nsf/kids?OpenForm - The K.I.D.S. program grew out of SunAmerica Mutual Funds' interest in teaching young children the value and importance of saving for the future. One recent study noted that elementary school children's spending power is $15 billion annually, most of which is spent on food, beverages, clothes, toys and games.
http://www.ecb.org/finance/D912Kubeny.html -
Financial Literacy: TEACH IT! is a multi-media professional development resource designed around Wisconsin’s new Personal Financial Literacy standards. Twenty one short videos demonstrate effective teaching of each of the seven standards in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. Additional resources available include links to lesson plans and online resources for each standard, as well as information for parents and a place for educators to share their experiences teaching financial literacy.
http://federalreserveeducation.org/ - A great site for educational resources. Also features some games.
Hoovers: Delivers comprehensive company, industry, and market information before you buy that company stock.
Smart Money: Get help with personal-finance issues in the Answer Center, or get investing ideas from Smart Investor.
Google Money: Financial news from http://www.google.com/finance
Bridge: Information Special Reports, Market Updates and analysis.
USA-Today: The newspaper online.

The Virtual Stock Exchange (http://www.virtualstockexchange.com) web site is only one of several other stock simulation games on the web. I want you to be aware of others so you can evaluate each based on your own involvement. The following are other games to consider.Other Cool Links:Consider: http://library.thinkquest.org/3096/
Check here for great kid-friendly investment ideas for both beginner and intermediate investors. Using something as simple as a lemonade stand enterprise, you can learn some basic money and investment terminology. Ever heard of the Rule of 72? Use the Stocks in Cyberspace financial goals calculator and find out how a small amount of money invested now can make you a millionaire! It was created in 1996 as a ThinkQuest competition.
Investors.Com - See this awesome new site to help those who want to invest for the future. A great place to visit.http://www.moneyinstructor.com/ - Great site for educators to help them teach financial literacy.