Meet Bob. Bob is the world’s worst market timer. What follows is Bob’s tale of terrible timing of his stock purchases. Bob began his career in 1970 at age 22. He was a diligent saver and planner. His plan was to save $2,000 a year during the 1970s and bump that amount up by $2,000 […]
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Young Investors Society is proud to congratulate Priyansh G. on his recent acceptance to the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Priyansh is a senior at Thousand Oaks High School in Southern California and an active member of the Student Advisory Board at Young Investors Society. He was accepted into the Roy […]
MORGAN HOUSEL with Young Investors Society James: Welcome young investors to YIS broadcast with Morgan Housel. Morgan Housel is a partner at the Collaborative Fund which is an early stage venture capital fund. He is also a former columnist at The Motley Fool. Morgan, we’ve featured many of your articles in the past. I mean […]
Save the Date! (1/25 @ 5:00pm PST) Morgan Housel LIVE with YIS! Collaborative Fund Partner and columnist at the Motley Fool will share his investment philosophy and answer your questions during our YIS LIVE Broadcast on January 25, 2018. Join our interactive ZOOM Video experience! Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/386207229
Registration is OPEN for the 2018 State Stock Pitch Competitions! We are excited to announce that registration is now OPEN for the 2018 State Stock Pitch Competitions being held in California, Ohio, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Malaysia, and ONLINE. Students who do not have a State Competition that is local to them can still […]
SAVE THE DATE! YIS just announced the date for the Global Stock Pitch Competition on May 4, 2018, in New York, NY. Visit http://yis.org/learn/programs/stock-pitch-competition/ for more details.
We all know Mark Mobius as a key figure in developing international policy for emerging markets as well as being an emerging markets fund manager at Franklin Templeton Investments. But here are 10 interesting facts about Mark Mobius that you might not know. 1: Mark Mobius was raised in Long Island, N.Y., by a German […]
DONALD YACKTMAN LIVE with Young Investors Society LIVE YIS interview with Donald Yackman Transcript James: Donald Yacktman may not be a household name like Warren Buffett or Carl Icahn, but for those who know investing, Donald Yacktman is a legend in the industry. He started Yacktman Asset Management. He’s the founder and portfolio manager since 1993. […]
After being selected third overall pick by the Chicago Bulls in 1984, Michael Jordan was signed to a five-year deal with Nike that was worth a reported $2.5 million, a hefty price tag at the time. A year later, Nike gave Jordan his own signature and the Nike Air Jordan was born. This sneaker was […]
Ben Carlson, author of popular investment and wealth management blog “A Wealth of Common Sense,” recently posted about Young Investors Society, and praised its mission. He said: “I’ve always thought it’s insane how personal finance isn’t a mandatory subject taught in every school to our young people. Your finances can have a huge impact on […]