Category Archives: Blog

Start Investing NOW Giveaway!

Young Investors Society has launched the Start Investing Now program to encourage students to open Brokerage/Investment accounts to start investing in their future! Students are encouraged to open brokerage/investment accounts at ANY financial institution (Custodial Account if under 18 years old) As an added BONUS, 50 students will be randomly selected from the first 250 […]

Dollar-A-Day Challenge Weeks (Nov. 1st-15th)

Dollar-A-Day Challenge Weeks (November 1st-15th) During the Dollar-A-Day Challenge weeks, we would like to see all YIS Clubs working on their Dollar-A-Day Challenge Free Money Match write-up. The 2020 Dollar-A-Day Challenge write-up (i.e., 1-2 page) prompt is: What is one money habit you would like to implement this year? (Saving, Investing, budgeting, etc?) Download the […]

Happy Halloween Week!

Happy Halloween Week! Young Investors Society has launched the Start Investing Now program to encourage students to open Brokerage/Investment accounts to start investing in their future! Students are encouraged to open brokerage/investment accounts at ANY financial institution (Custodial Account if under 18 years old) Our goal is to have 500 students open accounts this year! […]

Dollar-A-Day Challenge

The Dollar-A-Day Challenge has started! Can you save a dollar a day? We want every student to not only learn the concepts of investing but also put those concepts into practice by participating in the Dollar-a-Day Challenge. This is an opportunity for students to start investing their own money. Participate in the Dollar-A-Day Challenge Today! […]

Celebrate Shark Tank’s 11th Anniversary!

  Celebrate Shark Tank’s 11th Anniversary! Win a Chance to Meet Barbara Corcoran in NYC! Watch NBC’s Shark Tank © 11th season. Set your DVR’s! Season Premiere: September 29th (Check for episode dates/times in your region) Shark Tank Contest Entry Instructions Watch Shark Tank Season 11 (First 3 episodes) YIS students will have $1,000,000 YIS […]

New YIS Videos Just Launched!

Don’t miss our NEW Personal Finance and Investment Videos that just launched on our YouTube Channel: Personal Finance: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFbu-5h4XOqNq2e7cRwu2Po613SZ23D8a Investment Lessons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFbu-5h4XOqPkSUSBj_srWBlalBy_5RdV YIS Unit Lessons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFbu-5h4XOqOmKLQTSpOUGad7y-2XtkjZ