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. […]
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Adele Payman from Westlake High School and Young Investors Society were featured on the big screen in Nasdaq’s NYC Times Square jumbotron. Congrats to all the stock pitch winners from May 2017!
Young Investors Society celebrates as it reaches 100 schools across the United States and Asia! Thank you to everyone who has chosen to be a part of YIS. We couldn’t have done it without you! There is still time to join the YIS program this year, visit www.YIS.ORG to register your school today!
Learn the power of Compound Interest! Compound Interest shows how you can really put your money to work and watch it grow. When you earn interest on savings, that interest then earns interest on itself and this amount is compounded monthly. The average American has only $148,000 saved by the time they reach 65. But […]
Young Investors Society kicks off the Dollar-A-Day Challenge! This is where students will begin to invest real money in a brokerage account and are eligible for a matching 1:1 grant from our sponsors! We are now accepting applications for the Dollar-A-Day Challenge through Friday, Nov. 24th. Please review the website www.yis.org for full details for […]
Join us in welcoming YIS’s newest chapter in Malaysia! The International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) officially kicked off in September with over 35 members in attendance. Students across three grade levels gave rousing two-minute pitches for the seven executive positions up for election. Due to its large size, the club will have two different […]
Young Investors Society is pleased to announce its newest partnership with Blacks on Wall Street, Inc. Blacks on Wall Street, Inc. was founded in 2014 to assist in the support—financially and otherwise—of organizations that promote the social welfare and health of the African American community of New York City and to advocate for the equitable […]
Young Investors Society is pleased to announce its newest partnership with The World of Money. The World of Money is a New York City leading provider of immersive financial education for youth, ages 7 – 18. The World of Money will expose its members to Young Investors Society’s programs which includes School Sponsored Clubs, Stock […]
Congratulations Albert from Massachusetts! Albert scored 100% on the YIS Financial Literacy Quiz and was randomly selected as our winner! He will receive a $100 giftcard from Stockpile!
Congratulations to Adele P. from Westlake High School in California who won the Global Stock Pitch Competition! Adele pitched the stock AeroVironment (AVAV) in an incredible presentation. 2nd Place went to Keilyn T. and Joshua T. from Hong Kong International School. Thanks to all the teams that participated and thanks to CFA Institute for being the […]