Live Group Activity GoVenture Stock Market Simulation We will be teams of Investment Fund Managers competing against each other. Note to Facilitator: Print Slide 19 for all participants

Select Teams Each team is an Investment Fund Management company, investing money in stocks. The fewer the teams the better, but teams should not be too large to make interaction difficult. Once teams are selected, they should be grouped together.

Appoint CEOs Each team chooses a CEO. The CEO is responsible for gathering feedback from his/her team and making the final decisions. Players on each team may volunteer to be CEO. Volunteers must pitch their teams as to why they should be selected. A vote is taken to determine the winner.

Choose Company Names Each team chooses a name for their Fund Management Company.

Game Rules Each Company starts with $100,000, which can be invested in any combination of stocks. Each Company makes 1 decision per turn: Buy, Sell, or Hold. Facilitator inputs the decision into GoVenture. Once each Company has taken their turn, the simulation advances to the next week. Companies continue taking turns until time runs out. The Company with the highest Portfolio Value (or ROI) wins.

GoVenture Simulation 1.Run GoVenture. 2.Choose Start New Simulation, then Single Computer. 3.Enter Accounts for each Company with $100, Give both Computer Traders $100, Set Time Setting to Advance Manually. 6.Set Play Period to 10 years (You may end at any time prior) 7.Start Simulation then click Stock Market button.

Read about the stocks Review company stock details in the provided handout (print slide 19 for all). Review current stock prices on the screen. They will change each week. Determine which stocks your team should own. Convince the CEO to buy, sell, or hold.

Input Company Decisions Each company takes 1 turn before the simulation is advanced to the next week. On your turn, Company CEOs may choose to Buy 1 stock, Sell 1 stock, or Hold (do nothing). Facilitator inputs decision. Companies may decide to fire their CEOs at any time.

Advance to Next Week! Watch the results unfold. Facilitator may choose to review the on-screen reports at any time for all to see. Go back to previous slide and continue to repeat until time runs out.

Identify Winners Click Time > End Simulation to see final scores. Winning Company has the highest score based on portfolio value (or ROI)

How well did your team do? [ Open discussion ]

What did your team do right? [ Open discussion ]

What did your team do wrong? [ Open discussion ]

Wrap-up

Running an Investment Fund Management Company is … A.Tougher than I thought! B.Easier than I thought! C.Pretty well what I thought.

GoVenture makes me want to … A.Learn more about investing. B.Invest my own money. C.Run screaming!

What did you think of this session? A.I love it! B.I love it! C.All of the above.

Live Group Activity GoVenture Stock Market Simulation

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