Resources
Our Invest It Forward resources are designed to equip teachers and volunteers with the essential tools to create engaging and impactful classroom experiences.
Here, you'll find financial education topics for classroom engagements, along with downloadable educational content from the SIFMA Foundation and other trusted resources like the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
We invite you to use these materials as they are or customize them to align with your background, teaching style, or audience needs. Whether you're a seasoned educator, or first-time volunteer, these resources are designed to inspire and educate, making financial education accessible and engaging for students of all ages.
Classroom Engagement Lesson Topics
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Meet a Financial ProfessionalVolunteers can sign up to speak with classes to share about their career paths, answer students' questions about the financial industry, and help connect classroom learning to the real world— no presentation is necessary! |
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Getting Started with SMGThis presentation provides students with an introduction to the Stock Market Game (SMG), review the importance of investing and saving, and introduce what companies and stocks are. |
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What are Capital Markets?These resources were developed in partnership between the SIFMA Foundation and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Through a series of videos and PowerPoint decks, students will gain a better understand stocks, bonds, primary and secondary capital markets, saving and investing, the roles of the capital markets and more. Volunteers can select one or multiple of these resources to use in their classroom engagement. |
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What is a Stock?This PowerPoint deck introduces students to essential concepts such as what a stock is, how to read stock quotes, conduct research on company earnings reports, and analyze stock market data. |
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Buy Sell or Hold? (Beginner)This presentation gives students an opportunity to review their Stock Market Game performance, and introduce concepts like the economic cycle, stock market indicators, and the importance of diversification. This PowerPoint deck is recommended for beginners. |
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Buy Sell or Hold? (Advanced)This presentation guides students through an in-depth exploration of economic cycles, stock valuation, and the importance of diversification. This PowerPoint deck is recommended for advanced classes. |
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SMG Essential Mini-LessonsThis YouTube playlist consists of financial education mini-lesson videos for 4th-12th grade students. Each video is under six minutes and concludes with an Exit Ticket. Volunteers can use one or multiple videos to introduce students to topics such as investing, companies, stocks, conducting research, assessing risk, diversification and more. |
Explore Other Programs
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InvestWriteInvestWrite challenges students to apply financial knowledge through creative essay writing, with top essays celebrated by industry professionals. Learn more about InvestWrite at www.investwrite.org. |
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Stock Market GameThe Stock Market Game empowers youth to invest a $100,000 virtual portfolio, learn how markets work, and make research-based financial decisions. Learn more about the Stock Market Game at www.stockmarketgame.org. Register for the Stock Market Game > |
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SMG InvestQuestSMG InvestQuest is a fast-paced, digital investing simulation challenging novice investors to build diverse, long-term portfolios using asset allocation, real market commentary, company news, and earnings reports. Play SMG InvestQuest today at www.smgiq.org. Play SMG InvestQuest > |
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Family InvestQuestFamily InvestQuest empowers families to build financial confidence together through an engaging investing experience that introduces saving, investing,compound growth, and long-term financial planning. Explore Family InvestQuest today at www.familyinvestquest.org. Explore Family InvestQuest > |
FINRA Review Letters
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FINRA Review Approval letters for Classroom Powerpoints
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FINRA Review Approval letters for SMG Essential Mini Lessons
