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Investment Center

At the Investment Center, citizens become financial pros-in-training, learning how the stock market works and how to make smart investment choices. They use fun, interactive games to teach others how to grow their money wisely. Investment Center employees sharpen their skills in sales, marketing, and communication, all while helping their fellow citizens along the way!

 

 

You may enjoy working here if you like:

  • Math
  • Money/Finance
  • Customer Service
  • Making Money
  • Obtains bank loan
  • Supervises employees and oversees business operations
  • Signs paychecks
  • Meets with other businesses to purchase insurance, renewable energy, and health insurance
  • Helps other employees with their work, and stands in for them on their breaks
  • Inputs and submits business loan to the bank
  • Creates and prints paychecks
  • Signs paychecks if CEO is not available
  • Pays online bills sent to business
  • Monitors money coming into the business
  • Deposits money from sales to Bank
  • Learn the basics of investing and investing in the stock market
  • Learn how to read a stock ticker
  • Sells stock market shares to JA BizTown citizens
  • These citizens can then spin a big wheel to find out if their stock was profitable or dropped in price
  • Learn the basics of investing and investing in the stock market
  • Learn how invested money can become profitable (rate of return)
  • Assist Investment Analyst in selling stock market shares to citizens. These citizens can then spin a big wheel to find out if their stock was profitable or dropped in price
  • Encourage citizens to think about their future goals
  • Help citizens design their own piggy bank
  • Help citizens learn about investing with 2 interactive games

Students in Action