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You Can Be an SMG Broker

• A Project-based Learning Model
• Using the
• Stock Market Game Program

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What is Project Based Learning?

• Long-term
• Interdisciplinary
• Student-centered
• Relates to real-world issues and practices
• Driving question
• Impacts students process skills

Visit Buck Institute www.bie.org to learn more
about project based learning
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The prestigious SMG Brokerage firm is
looking for quality investment professionals.
Do your students have what it takes?
Who Wants to Be A Broker?
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You Can Be A Broker ProjectPurpose Goals

• Explore role of investment professionals
• Simulate duties of professionals
• Understand risks and rewards of investing
• Develop and manage a clients portfolio using
  Stock Market Game Program

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Team Project

• Team Decision-making
• Team Folder of Deliverables

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You Can Be A Broker

• Interview
• Role-Play
• Develop Portfolio
• Presentation

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Interview an investment professional
I. Interview
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Interview Objectives

• Seek career information
• Meeting clients needs
• Investment strategies
• Research
• Portfolio management
• Ethics

Interviewing is a life skill!
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Interview Process Deliverables (See handout 1.)

• Invitation
• Prepare questions
• Interview
• Summary Report
• Thank you letter
• Invite back again

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II. Role Play
Assume the role of the investment professional
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Who will be the clients?

• Real people (parents, teachers, colleagues,
  business people)
• Fictitious profiles designed by teacher or
  students

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Determine clientsrisk assessment

• Use project assessment quiz
• Develop own quiz
• Use quiz provided by broker

Mock interview!
Role-play!
Real interview!
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Determine Clients Investing Style

• Conservative
• Moderate
• Aggressive
• Contrarian

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Lets Try!
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Role Play - Objectives

• Understand risk tolerance
• Determine investor styles
• Learn about meeting clients needs

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Role Play Deliverables(See handout 2.)

• Client profile
• Risk assessment quiz
• Journal of activity

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III. Develop a Clients Portfolio

• Develop a client portfolio based on client
  assessment and investor style

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Where do we begin?
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Step 1

• Enroll class in the Stock Market Game program
  (www.smgww.org)
• Use resources in the Teacher Resource Center

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Step 2 Teach and Learn!

• types of securities and stock classifications
• industries/sectors
• asset allocation
• diversification

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Step 3

• Research!
• Research!
• Research!

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Step 4

• Collaborate on stock selections
• for client portfolio

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Step 5

• Make buys and build portfolio
• Diversify!!

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Step 6

• Research and re-evaluate
• Buy and/or sell

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Client Portfolio Objectives

• Identify securities, stock classifications, stock
  sectors and industries
• Read interpret stock data
• Research prospective companies for portfolio
• Understand market, economic, and industry
  conditions that affect stock market
• Understand importance of diversification
• Analysis

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Client Portfolio Deliverables(See handout 3.)

• Research data (company profiles, stock data, news
  reports, analyst recommendations, industry
  reports, economic reports, etc.)
• Persuasive writing (stock selections)
• Portfolio reports
• Journaling (reflections evaluations)
• Pie chart reflecting diversification
• Written recommendation of investment plan

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4. Presentation

• Make a final presentation to the client of the
  stock portfolio

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Presentation

• Team presentations
• Use PowerPoint
• Audience - Invite clients, brokers, parents,
  other teachers or classes!

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Presentation-Deliverables(See handout 4.)

• Profile and assessment of client
• Charts of stocks in portfolio (reflecting
  diversification)
• Charts/spreadsheets reflecting portfolio peaks,
  valleys, current status
• Sample portfolio pages

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Presentation-Deliverables

• Reflections why stock has done well or not
• Projections how portfolio will perform in 1
  year (or 10 years)
• Future investment strategy recommendations

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Presentation-Evaluation

• Use rubric to evaluate content, presentation and
  organizational skills
• Allow audience feedback
• Critique by clients and professional brokers

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Outcomes Students will have used

• Interviewing skills
• Computer skills
• Research skills
• Writing skills
• Process skills
• Presentation skills

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Questions?

• Thanks!

Susan Sandage Kentucky Council on Economic
Education