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 […]
Interview with Legendary Investor Pat Dorsey, CFA Pat Dorsey, founder of Dorsey Asset Management and the Author of the books, The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing, and The Little Book that Builds Wealth Full YIS Interview with Pat Dorsey (PDF) INTERVIEW VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ5rgAI-bJQhttp:// James: We are so grateful to have investor and author Pat Dorsey joining […]
“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” – Warren Buffett A great way to figure out how to plan ahead with your finances when you are younger is to ask someone older than you what they wish they would have done when they were younger (and […]
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 […]
It is with gratitude and awe that I look back on 2016 and all that has happened at Young Investors Society. It’s been a tremendous year and we have so many people to thank; first and foremost, you, the students and volunteers that make up YIS. In David Letterman style, I wanted to give my […]
Dividends are more important than most people realize By: Board Member, Claudio Brocado As young investors, YIS club members often focus on growth companies with which they are very familiar. Growth stocks are an important ingredient of diversified portfolios, but as “co-owners” in a company, stock investors should also look for some dividends out of […]
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 […]
By Katia Arami, Co-President of YIS Junior Advisory Board For years, Nintendo stock has struggled in the field of video game consoles and has consistently been outperformed by Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox. But on July 6th, The Pokemon Company released Pokemon Go, a location-based augmented reality game, in US and Australian app stores, and […]
Congratulations to Katia Arami from Westlake High School for winning the YIS Global Stock Pitch Competition last night!!!! National Winner: Katia Arami (Westlake High School) National Runner up: Meghan Lo (Bill Crothers, Toronto Canada) Katia won with a flawless pitch on GM. Meghan had a stellar presentation of Suncor Energy. Frankly, we were blown away […]
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 […]