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How important is it to have the right mindset for investors to achieve investing success? According to Jim Leitner, that is the key thing that can differentiate who would make big money in the market. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3mDSvPl

Is a fear of the stock market keeping you from investing? It's time to reconsider. Why avoiding stocks could be the most costly decision of your life: https://bit.ly/3thkbvC

This is a free national competition where students learn about budgeting, credit cards, investing, insurance, income, taxes, and transitioning to their job after school all in a fun game environment with national rankings and prizes. The challenge works excellent as a supplement during Financial Literacy Month with little to no class time requirements making it perfect for the entire school. The challenge is already set up for you! All you have to do is register, and yo...ur students will get access to our budget game, stock game, and assignments. Your students only need around 20 minutes a day to complete a virtual month and the accompanying activities. The best part is that they learn a variety of personal finance lessons at the same time! Learn more and register your class here: https://bit.ly/30S39I6

The truth is a budget helps you reach your goals. It’s an incredibly valuable tool that anybody can master. It just has a steep learning curve for some. Here are 11 ways to help you stick to your budget so you can jump-start your savings, reach your goals, and thrive: https://bit.ly/3cRtyg7

It's Not Too Late to Join our 2021 April Financial Literacy Challenge! How is it the end of March already? Have you got anything planned for next month? We have a great (and free) challenge that you can register your students for Financial Literacy Month.... The best part is, it’s already set-up for you! All you have to do is register, and then your students will get access to our budget game, stock game, and assignments. For more information about the challenge or to register your class, click here: https://bit.ly/30S39I6 If you didn’t have the chance to check out the details yet, we just wanted to let you know that it’s a national challenge with students registered from across the US. Everyone has the same chance to win one of our top 40 prizes! That’s $4000 we’re giving away to classes like yours - and you get to decide how this money will be spent. So what would you do with an extra $100 for the classroom?

Did you know that the market capitalization value of Netflix is similar to that for the whole Mexican Stock Exchange? This is just one of many curiosities about the financial market that you did not know. Click here to learn more: https://bit.ly/3f1vuC6

U.S. stocks moved higher on Friday morning as investors bet again on stocks that would benefit from a potential effective vaccine and economic recovery next year. This week’s positive vaccine news is a game-changer in our view, as it allows the market to look through the recent surge in COVID-19 cases to the impending end of the pandemic and broader reopening of the economy, wrote Marko Kolanovic, JPMorgan’s head of macro quantitative and derivatives strategy, who was among the first to call the market’s turn in March. Read more: https://cnb.cx/35t2wYI

Shares of major tech-related companies jumped in early premarket trading. Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Alphabet, and Microsoft were all up more than 2%. Wall Street traders and investors attributed the move in tech and the Nasdaq 100 futures to a number of factors, including the group’s consistently solid returns and safety appeal in times of uncertainty. Read more here: https://cnb.cx/364sMYd

We just completely revalutionalized the stock game! Our PersonalFinanceLab version now has a key improvement for Personal Finance classes. Instead of starting students off with a lump-sum of cash, you can now create a game with small starting cash, and weekly contributions to students' portfolios to more closely match how real-world investing works with personal investors! https://content.personalfinancelab.com/blog/weekly-deposits/

Hey teachers! Looking for an awesome activity for distance learning? Sign up your class for our FREE budget game for Financial Literacy Month! Your class will take on the role of college students with a part-time job, balancing their variable income and expenses to build up their Emergency Fund, Quality of Life, and Credit Score! https://content.personalfinancelab.com/financial-literacy-/

This week's term of the week is "The Business Cycle." View our full glossary on our website! If you have any suggestions on what the next term should be, comment below!