Students will learn:
-How to pick great stocks to invest in using current events and company specific news
-When to buy and sell stocks to maximize profits
-Basic investment tools like analyst opinions, earnings per share, and dividends 
-Index investing using ETFs 
-Basic math skills will be improved (multiplication, percent, fractions)
-What a mutual fund is and the advantages and disadvantages of investing in them
-Why stock prices change (economic vs company specific news)
-Investment terminology

Class Topics Covered Day:

Day 1: 
Creating an Investment Strategy - Long term vs short term, bullish or bearish, diversified or industry specific
ETFs - What they are, how they can be used in to share in the upside of the market or an industry

Day 2:
Short Selling - What it is, how it works, risks and rewards
Identifying short selling opportunities

Day 3:
Dividend Investing - What is dividend yield, trade offs, identifying the best high yield dividend stocks
P/E Ratio and EPS - using these tools to evaluate stock investments

Day 4:
Mutual Funds - what they are, how they work, pros and cons
Selecting and evaluating mutual funds

Day 5:
Bonds - what are they, risks and rewards, ratings, defaults
Technical Stock Analysis vs Fundamental Stock Analysis

Day 6:
Startup funding - angel investors, venture capital firms
IPOs - how are companies valued, what is the process
Long vs Short Term investing

As a former Investment Banker and certified Business Education Teacher,  I love teaching Stock Marketing Investing!  My experience in the industry gives me a deep knowledge of stock analysis and the process of buying and selling stocks.   My students always enjoy playing the Stock Market Simulation and competing with me along with their classmates.   This stock market class is fun and engaging and knowing how to invest is an important life skill.  Investing responsibly in the stock market is the best way to grow savings and build cash reserves.   That's why it's critical for young adults to learn how invest responsibly now, BEFORE they risk real money.   

Based on my extensive experience teaching this subject, I know how to make it interesting and memorable.  I use video clips and engaging handouts to make the content  easy to understand and remember.  This class is interactive, not lecture based, so students will have the opportunity to discuss, share experiences, and ask questions.  I will help students discover how current events effect stock prices so they are more interested the world around them.

1 - 2 horas semanales fuera de clase
Tarea
Frecuencia: incluido
Comentario: incluido
Detalles: Students should actively follow the stock market and their simulation portfolios. Checking how their investments are doing once a day and finding out why (company and economic news and events) is an important skill to learn for real life investing.  A goal is set after each class so students have a framework as to what is expected and how they can get the most value and fun from the investment simulation.

We will use Yahoo Finance as the source of stock market and companies news.