Stock Market 101

Stock Market 101

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Here's how Stock Market 101 aligns with curriculum standards in Massachusetts. Use the filters to change the location, set of standards, and grade level.

Standards
Defined by Personal Financial Literacy 9th-12th Grades and align with Stock Market 101
HSS.ECON.T2.11: Explain how financial markets, such as the stock market, channel funds from savers to investors.
HSS.PFL.T3.7: Explain what a financial asset is (e.g., bank deposit, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate) is and explain why the worth of assets can go up or down over time.
HSS.PFL.T3.8: Explain how buyers and sellers in financial markets determine the prices of financial assets and therefore influence the rate of return on those assets.