It's like being paid to be a mutual-fund manager and not doing your job. Many clubs do not survive because people are not responsible. Most investment clubs do not become profitable immediately. Though it is not an investment club, students can turn to the McIntire Investment Institute, which provides a good forum for students to get involved with investing. We make money and provide experience for our members.
Organizations exist to encourage new and fledgling investment clubs.
The National Association for Investment Clubs is an organization of about 300,000 people supporting more than 13,000 investment clubs around the country. Charlottesville is following a national trend of increasing interest in investment clubs. According to an NAIC study, the number of investment clubs in America have grown 29 percent during the last year. Investment officials stressed the importance of student involvement in this trend. More and more at the high school stage, students are being exposed to investment curriculum.