Do YOU have what it takes to be an expert investor? See if you can beat the market in a 20-year period.
Play Stax.
Cheat Sheet:
- Review the STAX: Portfolio Dashboard Reference to familiarize yourself with how the game looks.
- There are 7 different types of investment opportunities that will be explained in the information boxes. For extra help during the game, click the question mark at the top right of the asset box.
- Every 6 months (30 seconds in the game), you receive pocket cash to invest.
- Pocket cash represents 10% of your salary that you are saving.
- Your pocket cash starts at $2,000 and increases over time as you get raises and bonuses!
- Click on the double arrows button to toggle between balance and profit for each investment opportunity.
- When you are finished with the game, keep your STAX results window open to answer the questions below.
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For Discussion:
- Did you finish the game with a diversified portfolio?
- What was your plan when you first started playing and how did it change during the course of the game?
- If you didn’t have a strategy, why not?
Learning Target:
- I can experience making a variety of investment decisions through an interactive simulation.
