Overview
Marketplaces: Investing Basics
This new updated financial education course equips students with an understanding of how the market works and the confidence to participate in it. Through interactive real-world scenarios, students discover how investing can have a powerful impact on their lives. The updated course more comprehensively addresses financial education standards and includes additional investing content, including a brand-new lesson where students learn the benefits of hiring a financial advisor.
Free Digital Lessons for
Students in Grades 9-12
At-A-Glance
Grade Level:
9-12
Languages:
English
Length:
5 digital lessons, 20 min each
Curriculum Fit:
Economics, Finance, FACS, CTE, Social Studies, Business, and AVID
Standards:
Jump$tart National Standards in K–12 Personal Finance Education
Preview the Digital Lessons
Lesson 1
The Stock Exchange
Lesson 2
Investing Basics
Lesson 3
Investing Process
Lesson 4
The Right Financial Advisor
Lesson 5
Investment Game
Lesson 1
The Stock Exchange
Students are introduced to the stock exchange’s role in the global economy. They’ll also begin to examine what it means to be a shareholder and how major events can impact the stock exchange and stock pricing.
Lesson 2
Investing Basics
Lesson 3
Investing Process
Lesson 4
The Right Financial Advisor
Lesson 5
Investment Game
Why Teachers & Students Love This Course
Try Pairing This Course With
EVERFI:
Financial Literacy
Tax Simulation:
Understanding Taxes
Teaching Financial Literacy FAQ
Less than a third of high school juniors and seniors reported that they felt prepared to compare financial institutions and select one that best meets their needs (32%). Slightly more students -- but still less than half (47%) -- felt they could select, open, and manage a savings or checking account.
Young people also reported low levels of confidence in their ability to establish financial habits that contribute to long-term financial wellbeing: budgeting and managing credit. Half of juniors and seniors said they were “prepared” or “very prepared” to set up and follow a budget, while just a third (32%) felt they could check their credit and maintain good credit over time.
These skills budgeting and managing credit – are essential as young people move toward financial independence. The decisions they make in the next one to two years begin to carry consequences that can last much longer, directly impacting their lifetime financial wellbeing.
Yes, given the critical role of skill and confidence in building financial wellbeing, the low levels of preparedness among young people could be a sign of trouble as students finish high school and move toward financial independence.
Students learn the fundamentals of money management in financial literacy classes, including budgeting, saving, paying off debt, investing, and more. This information offers the groundwork for kids to establish sound financial practices at a young age and steer clear of many mistakes that result in ongoing financial difficulties.