Assignment can be used to assess understanding of investing concepts.  Students use both knowledge and creativity to design a slide show of terms that relate to investing.  *See Resource Library for attachments (rubric and student example).  

Students will be able to:

Analyze how diversification effects risk when investing
Explain the benefits and more favorable levels of risk when investing in an index fund vs. picking individual stocks
Analyze the long-term performance of an index fund like the S&P 500 alongside the performance of individual stocks

Estimated Lesson Time:

Students will be able to:
-Understand what herd mentality and FOMO are
-Explain how these two cognitive biases impact our personal finances
-Identify practical steps someone can take to combat the influence of herd mentality and FOMO

ANSWER KEY LINKS: Create a Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) account to access answer keys. They will be listed under the Full Year Curriculum tab.

This 9-minute video lesson explains the difference between a bond and a stock. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 18 of 184]

This 14-minute video lesson presents a discussion of the virtues and/or vices of short selling. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 21 of 184]

This 10-minute video lesson looks at what happens to equity when the value of the assets increase or decrease. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 8 of 184]

This 10-minute video lesson explains what it means to short a stock. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 19 of 184]

This 9-minute video lesson presents more on the mechanics of shorting stock. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 20 of 184]

This 14-minute video lesson discusses what it means to buy a company's stock. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 17 of 184]

Introduction to investments and corporate finance. Topics include: project and company valuation, risk and return in capital markets, the pricing of stocks and bonds, corporate financing and dividend policy, the cost of capital, and financial options. Subject provides a broad overview of both theory and practice. Restricted to Management of Technology students. Financial Management studies corporate finance and capital markets, emphasizing the financial aspects of managerial decisions. It touches on all areas of finance, including the valuation of real and financial assets, risk management and financial derivatives, the trade-off between risk and expected return, and corporate financing and dividend policy. The course draws heavily on empirical research to help guide managerial decisions.

Personal Finance course FREE teacher resources and trial access to online course solution as well as a correlation to WI state standards.

Estimated Lesson Time: 75 minutes

Students will be able to:
-Discuss the cognitive bias of loss aversion and how we feel the effect of losses more than gains
-Make decisions that involve risk and the possibility of loss
-Analyze loss aversion from the perspective of consumers and investors
-Choose strategies that will help overcome loss aversion

ANSWER KEY LINKS: Create a Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) account to access answer keys. They will be listed under the Full Year Curriculum tab.

Students will be able to:

Compare the difference between stocks and bonds
Evaluate when it would be beneficial to invest in stocks and bonds
Decide how much someone should invest in stocks and bonds based on personal goals and risk tolerance