The Stock Market Game

The Stock Market GameWeek In Review

Week In Review is an article written weekly during the fall and spring sessions, bringing together current events with The Stock Market Game program.

Spring 2012

  • April 27:  Compounding Interest
  • April 20:  Socially responsible investing (SRI)
  • April 13:  Short Selling
  • April 6:  Financial Literacy Teacher Workshops and Programs
  • March 30:  Top Five Stock Market Game Stocks
  • March 23:  Quarterly earnings reports
  • March 16: Stock Splits
  • March 9:  Investing in bonds
  • March 2:  Bernanke's semi-annual report, environmentally responsible investing with Dr. Seuss' The Lorax.
  • February 24:  Facebook's IPO, preferred and common stocks.

Fall 2011

  • December 16: Inflation, Consumer Price index, compounding
  • December 9:  Market benchmarks
  • December 2:  Black Friday, PNC Christmas Price Index
  • November 22:  Top Five Stock Market Game Stocks.
  • November 18:  Europe's debt crisis, bonds and yields.
  • November 11:  Groupon's IPO, preferred and common stocks.
  • November 3: dividends, InvestWrite Webinar, PNC Christmas Price Index Stock Market Game lesson.
  • October 28:  evaluating market performance with investor benchmarks:  Dow, S&P 500.
  • October 21:  new optimism in Europe; challenges for Libya.
  • October 14:  current events; Seven Rules of Wall Street Webinar.