What would you do if you were given the opportunity to manage a $100,000 stock portfolio? Beginning today, Southland high school students are being given that challenge as part of a stock market simulation offered by Cal State Fullerton’s Center for Economic Education.

The program, offered by the center since 1993, calls for students to work in teams, researching, investing and managing a hypothetical $100,000 portfolio. “As participants develop their portfolio strategies, they gain knowledge of how financial markets work. They learn a great deal about the stock market and the economy,” said director Gratton-Lavoie, who teaches economics.
                                               
The program is a hands-on learning experience designed to promote interest in economics, as well as current events. The top three teams with the largest portfolio values (based on real-time, real-market prices) receive achievement certificates, T-
shirts and monetary awards at the end of the simulation in December.

The Center for Economic Education is part of Cal State Fullerton’s College of Business and Economics. Its purpose is to provide technical education services to improve the level of economic understanding in grades K-12, institutions of higher education and the surrounding community. In addition to the stock market simulation, the center offers consultations and workshops.

To participate or support the program, call 657-278-2248.

Chiara Gratton-Lavoie at 657-278-2292 or cgratton@fullerton.edu
Pamela McLaren, Public Affairs at 657-278-4852 or pmclaren@fullerton.edu