The Stock Market Game Program

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The Stock Market Game Program
Investment Challenge
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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
• -JumpStart

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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
• -JumpStart

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Did you know?

• 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.
• -SIA

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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.
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What is it?
It is a proven, educational tool for schools to
enhance the learning experience in the classroom
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More specifically for you
The Stock Market Game program uses core
subjects to teach business and economic concepts,
while practicing life skills and
test taking strategies.
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• 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 doesnt stop when the trading stops

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

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What does this look like?

• How much time does it take?

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A Peek at the Student Portfolio

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

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Student Portfolio
Always check the Team Information box to be sure
you are in the right Region and Region Trade Type.
Student Teams have access to a simulated real
world online trading portfolio.
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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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Three Main Tabs
Color-coded
Expanded News Box
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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!

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InvestWrite
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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.

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To Register
Visit http//www.stockmarketgame.org for
information about The Stock Market Game program
OR Maria L. Edlin EMAIL medlin_at_mtsu.edu
PHONE [phone] Or your regional NIE office