Grade 9-12
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Investing: Growing Wealth Wisely

Time: 60 mins,
Presenter: cfitzthum Fitzthum
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Objective

Teachers will be able to:

  • Understand investing concepts and terms.
  • Participate in activities to understand markets and investment strategies.

Standards

National Standards in Financial Literacy

State Standards

Concepts

Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Financial Investments, Financial Markets, Fiscal Policy, Risk and Return

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Description

This webinar covers Standard 4 Investing of the national personal finance standards. Common terms like stocks, bonds, and mutual funds are reviewed. There are demos of EconEdLink interactive activities to help students understand risk vs return.

Resources

Subjects:
Personal Finance

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