Jun 06, 2024

FinCap Friday: When the Mean is Nice

Active fund managers handpick individual stocks, which makes for a more thrilling (but risky) ride—imagine betting on the horse that might not even finish the race!
 
On the other hand, index funds guarantee the average performance of the stocks in the fund, offering a calmer and more steady journey. But what if there's a twist when it comes to average performance that you never saw coming?

Click here to access the Kahoot quiz and discussion prompt. If you're short on time, try our simplified No Tech version containing embedded questions right in the slide deck. If you prefer embedding the quiz questions right into the video, check out this Edpuzzle video.

 

About the Author

Yanely Espinal

Born and raised by Dominican, immigrant parents in Brooklyn, Yanely is a proud product of NYC public schools. She graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 2007 before going on to receive her bachelor's degree at Brown University in 2011. As a Teach For America corps member, Yanely taught third and fourth grade in Canarsie, Brooklyn. She received her master's degree from Relay Graduate School of Education in 2013. She spends her spare time making YouTube videos about personal finance on her channel, MissBeHelpful. Yanely also loves to dance, sew, paint, listen to podcasts, and babysit her 10 nieces and nephews!

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