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Session Overview
Session Overview
This 15-minute, student self-guided activity focuses on the role that risk plays in affecting investors’ decisions and how savvy investors seek to minimize risk.
Objectives for this session:
Students learn that, even though individual investors may have different risk tolerances, smart investors always seek to minimize their risk by diversifying their portfolios.
Key Terms
Key Terms
portfolio a grouping of financial assets, such as stocks, bonds, and cash equivalents
risk the probability of making a profit or losing money on an investment
diversification owning different stocks in various industries that perform differently under a variety of economic conditions
mutual fund a professionally managed collection of stocks, bonds, and other assets
JA Take Stock In Your Future Guide for Volunteers and Teachers.pdfVolunteer and Educator Materials
Volunteer and Educator Materials
Before the session, do the following:
Preview the Online Session, including any videos and websites.
Determine how best to organize students to complete the extension (independent, small groups, station rotation, flipped classroom model, whole class, etc.)
The online session is designed for student direct access and includes interactive features. If you intend to project the online session on a screen, practice navigating and using the interactive features.
JA Take Stock Student Workbook.pdfStudent Materials
Student Materials
Share a digital copy of the corresponding pages of the Student Workbook with students. They can type in the document and save their work. Activity pages can also be printed.
Direct students to the online session. https://data.ja.org/s/4AYAAA
Give students instructions for completing the work, including your expectations for how and when they will complete the student activity.
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