OMG, we won The Stock Market Game™! Cecilia Montano, Elisa Romero Infinity Math, Science, and Technology High School Chicago Public Schools
Who are we? Infinity Math, Science, and Technology HS We have approximately 350 students We are one of four schools on a shared campus Our school is in the Little Village neighborhood Our school was the school that community members went on a hunger strike to make sure our school was built as promised.
Our team & team philosophy Cecilia Montano Elisa Romero Mr. Sorensen (our teacher) We followed our teacher’s lead – Investing in many different stocks – Investing in multiple funds – Investing in precious metals
Economics 101 The Stock Market Game™ was played in our Economics class We participated in the whole year version Our teacher kept our activity level low – why? How many average investors treat their investing Keep us engaged in investing Show us how longevity is key in making money
Diversifying our investments Gold Mutual funds Local companies – Chicago – Illinois Forever 21 – Our favorite store – Only investment that we made where we lost money
Reflection We learned: How to invest How the stock market works How managing our money is important How understanding how to “play the game” is important How to become informed citizens
Appreciation Sponsors: Advantage Futures BMO Harris Bank N.A. Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC Chicago Tribune Citi Foundation Also: Principal Patricia Barerra-Brekke Mr. Jeffrey Sorensen