Don’t Forget to Enter the Start Investing NOW Giveaway for March! 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 […]
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Due to the school closures across the U.S, YIS has decided to open the CYIA Exam April 1-30th. Young Investors Society has launched the CYIA™ Designation (Certified Young Investment Analyst) Program and you can be one of the first to earn the CYIA™ Designation! The CYIA™ Designation represents a tremendous achievement. Less than 10% of […]
Watch our Shark Tank Contest winner, Cole W. from California meet & interview Shark Tank Investor, Barbara Corcoran. She was so impressed with his investment knowledge that she gave him $100 of her own money for him to invest for her. The full-length interview can be viewed on the Young Investors Society YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-DBLAm3Bgg
Young Investors Society would like to announce that the Financial Times (FT) is offering Free access to FT.com for 16-19-year-old students and their teachers. FT can help students with relevant and fresh ideas for essays, exams, extra-curricular activities and in interviews. Universities and employers confirm that broader general knowledge helps the best candidates stand out. With the […]
Catch up on all the Young Investors Society happenings with our Monthly Reporter Newsletter. The March issue is now available: https://mailchi.mp/174ffa981dce/young-investors-society-march-2020-newsletter-4074969
Listen to YIS’s James Fletcher talk about all things related to portfolio management, emerging markets, ESG funds, and investing as a millennial. https://link.chtbl.com/jamesfletcher
Young Investors Society is excited to launch The Early Investor Book written by one of our very own YIS teachers, Mike Zisa. The Early Investor provides intriguing, real-life examples of all aspects of investing including: The power of compounding Creating a spending plan The basics of stocks, bonds, & mutual funds 401k plans Traditional & […]
The 2020 State & Regional Stock Pitch Competitions will take place during April 2020. If your club/school would like to host the event for your State/Region, please email Christine Tobin at Ctobin@yis.org All State/Regional events will be listed on our calendar in the MYYIS Portal as they become available. Events will be scheduled on a […]
Spring Dollar-A-Day Challenge Deadline Has Been Extended! The Spring round of the Dollar-A-Day Challenge has been extended to February 28th so that all YIS students have time to apply! 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?) […]
Congratulations to our 2020 Shark Tank Contest Winner, Cole W. from Thousand Oaks High School, CA who is featured in today’s Conejo Valley Unified School District news!