Have you every heard the saying, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast?” Young Investors Society is thrilled to announce a new book “Against #shortermism” by Claudio Brocado. Available in paperback or digital for only $5.95 and ALL proceeds go to help YIS schools and students! Brocado’s book explores one factor Wall Street often overlooks when valuing […]
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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 […]
THE SEVEN GOLDEN RULES Being successful at anything requires following a set of rules. Good rules are the accumulation of decades of wisdom summed up into the few components that really matter. Successful football players win because they avoid penalties and because of the way they train. Successful students get A’s because of the way […]
WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR MOAT Bigger is not necessarily better when it comes to digging an economic moat. It is very easy to assume that a company with high market share has a sustainable competitive advantage—how else would it have grabbed a big chunk of the market? But history shows us that leadership can be fleeting […]