Matthew Mortenson, Anderson Seamons and advisor Vaughn Larson were honored for placing second in the Spring 2022 Utah Stock Market Game on May 20, 2022.
SALT LAKE CITY—Utah Treasurer Marlo M. Oaks announced the launch of a new statewide investment challenge for Utah students in grades 4th to 12th.
The Utah Treasure’s Investment Challenge, which is a 10-week simulation of Wall Street investing, provides a framework for students to learn about the economy as well as financial markets. This new challenge will replace the Stock Market Game.
Administered by the Office of State Treasurer and the Utah Financial Empowerment Coalition, the challenge would allow teams of three to five students to invest a hypothetical $100,000 in common stocks and diversified investment funds during the simulation.
The participating teams are then ranked on the ending value of their investment portfolios.
“When integrated with other curriculum, the simulation helps students understand stock market dynamics, how future revenue and earnings growth expectations drive stock prices, the risks involved in short-term market fluctuations, and other investment concepts,” Oaks said.
Since the program is funded by donations from community partners, there is no cost to teachers or their schools for students to participate.
Cache Valley students have participated in the Stock Market Game in previous years and have placed:
- Fall 2018
- Ridgeline High School third place
- Spring 2018
- Lincoln Elementary School third place
- Fall 2019
- Ridgeline High School third place
- Spring 2020
- Nibley Elementary School First place
- Edith Bowen Laboratory School second place
- Fall 2020
- Nibley Elementary School First place
- Spring 2022
- Edith Bowen Laboratory School second place
- Adams Elementary School third place
The Fall 2023 session runs until Nov. 9th and the winning teams will be recognized at an awards banquet in January 2024.
An accompanying essay contest will be announced later this fall.
For more information, educators can learn more about the program and register at treasurer.utah.gov/investment-challenge.