Investment Challenge The Stock Market Game™ Program

Investment Challenge

The Stock Market Game™ Program

Did you know?•Approximately 40,000,000 Americans, “the unbanked”, are not using mainstream, insured financial institutions

•48% of credit card owners only pay their minimum monthly payment each month

•One in four women currently retires on an income below the poverty level

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Did you know?

• Students entering college are offered an average of eight credit cards the first week of school

•University administrators state they lose more students to credit card debt than to academic failure

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• Up to 20% of baby boomers will live in poverty after they reach age 65, roughly double the current proportion, unless there is a “substantial and sustained saving effort.”

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Our Mission

The Stock Market Game is a comprehensive, engaging, real world program that advances student academic achievement in the core disciplines and enhances understanding of investment concepts among learners of all ages.

It is a proven, educational tool for schools to enhance the learning experience in

the classroom

What is it?

The Stock Market Game program uses core subjects to teach business

and economic concepts, while practicing life skills and

test taking strategies.

More specifically for you…

Students see this as a game:

•Hypothetical $100,000 •Stock/Mutual Fund prices based on real world prices•Simulation portfolio mirrors on-line trading accounts•Session runs for 10 weeks

•Spring 2007 – February 5 – April 13

Learning doesn’t stop when the trading stops

The Stock Market Game Program instills an understanding of the need to save and invest at an early age.

Important life lesson…

Saving Vs. Investing:These are Not the Same

Saving: money put in a bank (savings, money market, etc.) to preserve for a later time.

Investing: stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other uninsured assets purchased to increase a principal amount. Involves risk, as gains and losses are dependent on the market.

Power of Compounding:

Importance of Time:

• The more time you have to invest, the longer your investment can compound, or grow in value.

- Compounding adds your investment earnings to your principal, forming a larger base on which earnings may accumulate, thus having the potential to grow faster.

What does this look like?

How much time does it take?

A Peek at the Student Portfolio

• On-line trading and research• Region and Coordinator rankings• Self-Help “Yellow ? Mark”• Rules of the Game

Student Portfolio

Student Teams have access to a simulated “real world” online trading portfolio.

Always check the Team Information box to be sure you are in the right Region and Region Trade Type.

Teacher Support Center Provides

• Online teacher training and technical assistance• Lesson plans and teaching resources• Team management tools• Up-to-date SMG program news

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Basics•Every student registered in SMG Program is eligible

•Participate by writing essays in your grade division

•Each topic relates to investment principles linked to the SMG Program

•Teachers, students, schools and parents have a chance to win! Gift certificates, laptop computers, trips to New York and Disney World!

InvestWrite

InvestWrite

• Critical thinking component to SMG.• Builds a bridge between classroom learning and

the real world• A method of assessing individual student

performance through writing.• Provides incentives for student achievement

through awards and prizes. • Available only to registered SMG teachers and

their teams.• Learn more at www.investwrite.info.

To RegisterVisit http://www.stockmarketgame.org for

information about The Stock Market Game program OR

Maria L. Edlin

EMAIL: medlin@mtsu.edu PHONE: 615-898-5291

Or your regional NIE office