investment club at middle school?

[Anonymous]

are there any parents and kids here who could share some experience/advice in creating and running an investment club at middle school? my kid likes finance and investment and is interested in creating one. I would think that finding a teacher sponsor is the first step. thank you for the help.

[Anonymous]

OP, this might be very challenging for a middle school, since there are still governance-agreement, disclosure, and cash-handling issues. Investment clubs have not retained popularity as either an educational nor as a leisure activity. But there are still a few -- pls consider this external link to a non-profit --http://www.betterinvesting.org/public/default.htm

[Anonymous]

I would think she means investing with fake money. We did that even in late elementary school. It was great fun!

[Anonymous]

My kids have done it multiple times. it was part of the gifted program though in a magnet ms program. I wanted to make this up last summer for my 2 kids and find some other kids who were interested. There are websites that you can join, There is a fee, its group based so a group is a good idea. At most schools, you can create a club pretty easily. At WMS you can do it with 4+ kids or something I believe.

[Anonymous]

Adding this content at any grade level is critically important.

There is no doubt that many, if not most, young Americans are generally lacking in financial literacy.

And the average American foolishly carries $16,000 in credit card debt despite the typical 18 to 25% interest rates.

[Anonymous]

thank you all for the info. what does WMS mean? thanks.