Organization: SIFMA FOUNDATION FOR INVESTOR
Mission: THE SIFMA FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS.
Activities: SEE SCHEDULE OTHE STOCK MARKET GAME (TM)THE SIFMA FOUNDATION'S ACCLAIMED THE STOCK MARKET GAME (TM) PROGRAM IS AN ONLINE SIMULATION OF THE GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS THAT ENGAGES STUDENTS GRADES 4-12 IN THE WORLD OF ECONOMICS, INVESTING AND PERSONAL FINANCE, AND PREPARES THEM FOR FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT FUTURES. MORE THAN 600,000 STUDENTS TAKE PART EVERY SCHOOL YEAR ACROSS ALL 50 STATES. THE STOCK MARKET GAME HAS REACHED 19 MILLION STUDENTS SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1977.INVESTWRITE (R)THE SIFMA FOUNDATION'S INVESTWRITE (TM) NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION IS A CULMINATING ACTIVITY FOR THE STOCK MARKET GAME STUDENTS, EXTENDING WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED IN SMG BY CHALLENGING THEM TO ANALYZE, THINK CRITICALLY AND PROBLEM SOLVE. STUDENTS ADDRESS REAL WORLD FINANCIAL ISSUES AND SITUATIONS BY ANSWERING A QUESTION ABOUT LONG-TERM SAVING AND INVESTING. A NEW THEME AND QUESTION ARE POSED EACH YEAR. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2004 OVER 234,000 ESSAYS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN IN CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ALMOST 38,000 VOLUNTEERS HAVE SERVED AS JUDGES IN THE WRITING COMPETITION.CAPITOL HILL CHALLENGE (TM)THE SIFMA FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL CAPITOL HILL CHALLENGE (TM) (CHC), PRESENTED BY THE CHARLES SCHWAB FOUNDATION, IS AN EXCITING NATIONAL FINANCIAL EDUCATION COMPETITION FOR JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOLS THAT REACHES ALL 50 U.S. STATES AND THEIR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. CHC MATCHES MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WITH STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOLS COMPETING IN THE STOCK MARKET GAME (TM) IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICT OR STATE. STUDENT TEAMS MANAGE A HYPOTHETICAL $100,000 ONLINE PORTFOLIO AND INVEST IN REAL STOCKS, BONDS, AND MUTUAL FUNDS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2004, CHC HAS MADE ALMOST 5,000 MATCHES OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS WITH SCHOOLS, ENCOMPASSING MORE THAN 125,000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.INVEST IT FORWARD (R)INVEST IT FORWARD (R) IS AN AWARD-WINNING INDUSTRY-WIDE FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND CAPITAL MARKETS LITERACY CAMPAIGN CONVENING HUNDREDS OF FINANCIAL FIRMS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO GIVING YOUNG AMERICANS A SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF THE CAPITAL MARKETS SYSTEM AND THE INVALUABLE TOOLS TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS. INVEST IT FORWARD IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW TO HARNESS THE CAPITAL MARKETS FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT AND REALIZE THEIR DREAMS.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Mutual & Membership Benefit