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CHAPTER 9
The
Stock Market Game™,
a real-world simulation that teaches about economics, finance,
and the American economic system, can be found at www.smg2000.org.
Over the course of 10 weeks, participants invest a hypothetical
$100,000 in NASDAQ, AMEX, and NYSE-listed common stocks. They
research stocks, study how the financial markets work, choose
their portfolios, manage budgets, follow companies in the
news, and make decisions on whether to buy, sell, or hold.
www.jumpstartcoalition.org
The Jumpstart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy seeks
to improve the personal financial literacy of young adults.
Its purpose is to evaluate the financial literacy of young
adults; develop, disseminate, and encourage the use of guidelines
for grades K-12; and promote the teaching of personal finance.
Its Web site provides a searchable database of educational
materials for the K-12 age group. (888) 45-EDUCATE.
Other
Web sites include www.wsrn.com
(the Wall Street Research Net), www.quote.yahoo.com,
and www.stockmaster.com,
which give information about investing in stocks, stock quotes,
and other financial data.
www.ncfe.org
is the Web site for the National Center for Financial Education.
It is a consumer-oriented, nonprofit, public education organization
that offers articles and worksheets on topics, such as spending
perception and creating a spending plan.
Information
on activities and resources and various stock exchanges can
be found at www.amex.com
(American Stock Exchange), www.nyse.com
(New York Stock Exchange), and www.nasdaq.com
(National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
system).
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