Utah launches new stock market investment challenge for students

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The Beehive State is launching a new program to help students from elementary to high school gain more stock market savvy.

Utah State Treasurer Marlo Oaks on Monday announced the Utah Treasurer's Investment Challenge administered by the Office of State Treasurer and the Utah Financial Empowerment Coalition, replacing the formerThe statewide investment challenge is a 10-week Wall Street investing simulation that's open to students in grades 4-12 as well as home-schooled students, providing them with knowledge about the United States economy and the framework to navigate and utilize financial markets.

During the 10-week simulation, teams of three to five students will invest a hypothetical $100,000 into common stocks and diversified investment funds traded on major stock exchanges like the Nasdaq Composite, the New York Stock Exchange and the S&P 500.

 

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