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GameStop Teaching Resources
Last week was a flurry of news about GameStop, and one thing is for sure, there are a lot of kids talking about it. FinTech has made it easy for anyone to dive headfirst into the insanity of day trading, including our 18-year-old students. All of this hoopla runs contrary to what we know investing should feel like: a long boring process with compounding returns over time.
Tim recently shared the lessons we should focus on with students in our Op-Ed on CNBC: Gamestop’s costly financial lesson for retail investors:
Whether it is an interactive, a conversation following a FinCap Friday, or fielding questions from students, we need to be consistent. We should not celebrate kids who time the market well using classroom interactives, as it is clearly luck. We want to use this as an opportunity to bring to life the aforementioned lessons mentioned in our Op-Ed.
NGPF Arcade Game: Stax
This 20-minute investing game is designed to arouse the emotions of a day trader, creating stress and anxiety as students try to guess to beat the computer. The computer invests in the S&P 500 index fund.
Over time, index funds will outperform actively managed funds and day traders, so be sure not to celebrate the students who beat the computer, rather challenge them to do it again. Remind students that their money will work for them when they are investing for retirement the right way rather than anxiously gambling each day to time the market.
A 15 minute Primer: GameStop with Yanely and Tim
The perfect way to quickly brush up on what all the hoopla is about while driving to school or going for a walk with this audio resource.
FinCap Friday: Until the Game Stops
An excellent hook to start a classroom discussion about the GameStop frenzy; includes an explainer video, quiz game and discussion prompts. Most popular FinCap Friday to date!
Betterment: Market Timing Simulation
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Question of the Day: A recent research study found that _________ of stock day traders made money over a 12 month period.
Question of the Day: If you invested $1,000 in Netflix stock 10 years ago, what would it be worth now?
Question of the Day: What percent of teens have started investing?
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Making a difference in the lives of students through financial capability is Brian’s greatest passion. He comes to NGPF after fifteen years of public school teaching where he was the ‘11 Ohio Department of Education recipient of a Milken National Educator Award, the CEE Forbes Award winner, and a Money Magazine/CNN "Money Hero". He served on the working group for President Obama's Advisory Council on Financial Capability. He has private school experience as a Trustee for the Cincinnati Country Day School and was a past Ohio Jump$tart President. Brian holds a BBA and M.Ed. When Brian isn’t working alongside his NGPF teammates he is likely spending time with his wife, three children, and dog; hiking, or watching Ohio State football.
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