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Savers & Borrowers: Financial Markets in the United States
Investigate the current financial market and have your class explore savings, borrowing, financial markets, mutual funds, and the stock market. This four-part lesson is designed to help students become knowledgeable and informed consumers.
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Saving and Investing
Impress upon your young adults the importance of saving and investing, and give them a foundational vocabulary from which they can continue to build their financial literacy. This lesson plan covers short- and long-term budget goals,...
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The Stock Market: High School Economics
High school economists learn about the stock market in a project where they "buy" and track stocks. The author of this resource reports it is the high point of her 12th grade economics course, but no resources are attached. After viewing...
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Investment Company Institute
A site to educate the public about the investment company business, encourage investment companies to operate by the highest ethical standards, and promote the interests of fund shareholders.
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Actuarial Foundation: Building Your Future: Investing [Pdf]
In book 3 of the Building Your Future series, students and teachers work on the concept of investing, including stock and bonds, mutual funds, risk and diversification, and inflation, through a combination of information and practice.
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Cnn Money: Investing in Bonds
Information about investing in bonds. Including why buy bonds, how they work, the risks and a glossary.
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Sec: Invest Wisely an Introduction to Mutual Funds
The U.S. Securities Exchange site provides a checklist of items investors need to evaluate about mutual funds. Discusses why one should invest in mutual funds, different types of mutual funds, and much more.
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Sec: Investor Tips Mutual Fund Investing
The SEC provides some tips that you should consider when investing in mutual funds.
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Cnn Money: Tax Guide
Information about taxes including paying taxes, filing a return, audits, tax planning.
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Securities and Exchange Commission: Saving and Investing for Students [Pdf]
Resource for high school students on the importance of saving and how to begin investing.
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Siebert Net
Online brokerage with resources for learning about different types of investments.
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Market Watch
This site describes headlines, charts, news, and stock information. Everything you need to follow the U.S. marketplace.
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Fidelity Investments
The Fidelity Brokerage account includes trading, market research, and many other financial services. Tied for Money.com's top rated online broker.
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Charles Schwab
Charles Schwab can help beginning investors with the basics, intermediate investors with their portfolio, and advanced investors with after-hours or option trading. Wide array of services and information.
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Td Ameritrade
Ameritrade investment choices include stocks, mutual funds, options, and bonds. Many different account types, features, and trading tools.
USA Today
Usa Today: Money
USA Today's Money section covers the very latest in domestic and world economic news. Coverage also includes in-depth articles and editorials.
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E*trade Financial
Investment services for stocks and options, IPOs, mutual funds, and bonds. Other financial services as well, along with community tools.
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The Motley Fool: Mutual Funds and Fund Loads
Scroll down the page to find an explanation of the different types of mutual fund loads, and why buying a no-load fund is just as good as buying a load fund. A good financial resource.
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: Mutual Funds
Learn all about mutual funds, an investment consisting of a collection of different products, such as stocks, bonds and other investments.
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: Money Market
A money market account is both a savings account and an investment vehicle. Learn about the two types of money market accounts- deposit accounts (MMDA) and mutual funds (MMMF)
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Fidelity: Why Diversification Matterns
This is a very thorough explanation of the importance of diversifying investments and how to go about making those plans.
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Bankrate: How to Choose Mutual Funds
This site from Bankrate.com gives tips on how to properly choose a mutual fund to invest in. (July 2, 1999)
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills at Home: Saving and Investing
This collection of activities offers practical strategies to help parents teach teens the basics of saving and investing. Using the suggested activities, parents can share facts about direct investing, mutual funds, and investment clubs...