We’re thrilled to announce the following dates and times for the First Round of the Stock Pitch Competition for Young Investors Society: Massachusetts: May 11 at King Philip HS at 6pm New Jersey / New York: May 12 at Sussex County Technical School at 5:30pm California: May 13 at Pepperdine Westlake Campus at 2:30pm Pennsylvania: May 15th […]
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YIS’ annual flagship event is the Global Stock Pitch Competition. This competition is the culmination of investment skills gained during the year and provides High School students hands-on mentoring in financial analysis. Students (either individually or in teams of two) create a “best stock idea” and analyze a publicly traded company–sometimes meeting with company management. Each […]
Once in a lifetime opportunity to meet and greet online with billionaire Mark Cuban! Young Investors Society is proud to offer high-school aged students the chance to tune in and ask questions to Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, cast member on ABC’s Shark Tank, and billionaire investor and entrepreneur. Details: Monday January 23 Time: noon PST / 3pm […]
YIS Interview w_ Guy Spier – Dec 2016 One of the highlights from 2016 was having the opportunity to interview renowned value investor Guy Spier on YIS Live. Phenomenal high school students at Pennsbury High School in Pennsylvania led the interview. Attached is the transcript of the awesome event! Some of our favorite quotes from […]
Young Investors Society is proud to host its National Stock Pitch Competition for high school students. The first round of the stock pitch events will be held on the following locations and dates. Please come and cheer the teams on! Dates: May 9: Franklin High School, Massachussets 6-7:00pm May 10: Bucks County Community College, Pennsylvania […]
Congratulations of Claire from Oak Park High School in California for winning the Lesson 1 Contest: Stock Market Legends. Claire wins a $50 Amazon Gift Card, a 6-Month Pass to Wall Street Survivor ($180 value), and an awesome YIS Polo! Below is the winning entry: Claire C. Oak Park, California Sir John Templeton: One of the Greatest Investors […]
Young Investors Society proudly sponsored “Learn How to Be an Investor” Night at Oak Park High School on December 4th. And what an awesome night it was! Rowe Michels, CFA, Director of Research at Tradewinds Global Investors was the keynote speaker along with James Fletcher, CFA, Portfolio Manager at Kayne Anderson Rudnick. Everyone participated in investing […]
Young Investors Society is proud to host a “Learn How to Be An Investor” Night. The event is FREE and is open to all teenagers in the Southern California area who want to learn how to build wealth and navigate the stock market. When: December 4th from 6pm to 9pm. Where: Oak Park High School […]
Let’s play a game. Ready? Open a financial newspaper like the Wall Street Journal, turn to the stock quote section, and pick any company at random, and look at the high and low from the past year. Ok, let’s see here. We have GM. They make cars and trucks. Over the past 52 weeks, their stock traded as […]
The Young Investors Society is proud to sponsor a “LEARN HOW TO BE AN INVESTOR” night for Southern California high school students. We’ve invited some of the top investment professionals in Southern California to teach us their skills and their secrets to beating the stock market. And the best part is… It’s Free! When: September 11, […]