Most investing simulations are inventory market video games. College students choose actual shares, watch dwell costs, and compete to see who made probably the most cash. NGPF’s new Investing Simulator works in another way. No dwell shares, no actual market knowledge, no actual cash. That retains the concentrate on sensible abilities, fairly than aggressive selecting.
College students construct a portfolio from fictional shares, bonds, and funds inside a simulated brokerage account: they fund it, purchase and promote, and see how the holdings responds over the course of a simulated yr.
What’s Included?
- Apply with the mechanics of an actual account: connecting to your financial institution and funding your account, shopping for and promoting, and studying a quarterly assertion
- Embedded tutorials that information college students by means of the simulation independently, together with vocabulary help
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- Test-for-understanding questions embedded at key moments
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- Only a handful of fictional shares, bonds, and funds, so college students can concentrate on studying in regards to the account as an alternative of being overwhelmed with decisions
- A companion worksheet to foster dialogue, reinforce vocabulary, and replicate on key takeaways
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The place Does It Match?
The Investing Simulator suits effectively within the Begin Investing lesson, after college students have discovered about shares, bonds, and funds.
Opening a brokerage account for the primary time may be intimidating, even with out cash on the road. Now your college students can find out how one works earlier than any of it’s actual: no dwell market, no actual {dollars}, no private data.
See It Reside at Our Again to Faculty Digital Convention
Be part of us Saturday, August 22 for Discover NGPF’s New Investing Simulation with Tim, 11:40am PT (2:40pm ET) to see the simulation in motion.
See the complete convention schedule.
We’re providing the session once more on Tuesday, August 25 at 4pm PT (7pm ET). Register right here.
About
the Writer
Dave Martin
Dave joins NGPF with 15 years of instructing expertise in math and pc science. After becoming a member of the New York Metropolis Educating Fellows program and incomes a Grasp’s diploma in Schooling from Tempo College, his instructing profession has taken him to New York, New Jersey and a summer season within the north of Ghana. Dave firmly believes that monetary literacy is important to creating well-rounded college students which are ready for a fancy and extremely aggressive world. Throughout what free time two younger daughters will permit, Dave enjoys video video games, Dungeons & Dragons, cooking, gardening, and taking naps.
