Grade 6-8, 9-12
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Saving and Investing Video and Quiz

Time: 10 mins,
Updated: October 9 2024,
Author: Council for Economic Education
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Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Understand the concepts of saving and investing.

Standards

State Standards

Concepts

Budgeting, Interest, Saving and Investing

In this personal finance video, students will learn about saving and investing and play a Kahoot! game.

Description

This video teaches the concepts of saving and investing. Broadly speaking, an individual has only two choices about what to do with (after-tax) income: spending on current consumption or saving for the future. Play the Kahoot! game to test your skills! This multi-player quiz game reviews the concepts discussed in the video.

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