Most investing simulations are stock market games. Students pick real stocks, watch live prices, and compete to see who made the most money. NGPF's new Investing Simulator works differently. No live stocks, no real market data, no real money. That keeps the focus on practical skills, rather than competitive picking.

Students build a portfolio from fictional stocks, bonds, and funds inside a simulated brokerage account: they fund it, buy and sell, and see how the holdings responds over the course of a simulated year.

What's Included?

• Practice with the mechanics of a real account: connecting to your bank and funding your account, buying and selling, and reading a quarterly statement
• Embedded tutorials that guide students through the simulation independently, including vocabulary support

• Check-for-understanding questions embedded at key moments

• Just a handful of fictional stocks, bonds, and funds, so students can focus on learning about the account instead of being overwhelmed with choices
• A companion worksheet to foster discussion, reinforce vocabulary, and reflect on key takeaways

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Where Does It Fit?

The Investing Simulator fits well in the Start Investing lesson, after students have learned about stocks, bonds, and funds.

Opening a brokerage account for the first time can be intimidating, even without money on the line. Now your students can learn how one works before any of it is real: no live market, no real dollars, no personal information.

See It Live at Our Back to School Virtual Conference

Join us Saturday, August 22 for Explore NGPF's New Investing Simulation with Tim, 11:40am PT (2:40pm ET) to see the simulation in action.

See the full conference schedule.

We're offering the session again on Tuesday, August 25 at 4pm PT (7pm ET). Register here.

About the Author

Dave Martin

Dave joins NGPF with 15 years of teaching experience in math and computer science. After joining the New York City Teaching Fellows program and earning a Master's degree in Education from Pace University, his teaching career has taken him to New York, New Jersey and a summer in the north of Ghana. Dave firmly believes that financial literacy is vital to creating well-rounded students that are prepared for a complex and highly competitive world. During what free time two young daughters will allow, Dave enjoys video games, Dungeons & Dragons, cooking, gardening, and taking naps.

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