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Take a Risk on Investor Island (Part II)
Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
Part II of a three-part series, this lesson provides students with an overview of popular investment options in terms of risk, return and liquidity. Students also take a trip to Investor Island on the imaginary Planet Orange where they are introduced to diversity and mutual funds as a means for spreading risk.
Grades:
Concepts:
- Bond
- Business
- Decision Making
- Income
- Interest
- Investing
- Money
- Risk
Standards:
- Economics 10: Role of Economic Institutions
- Economics 12: Role of Interest Rates
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Reviews
This lesson exposes students to the concept of diversification. The diagrams on the websites do a great job illustrating a difficult concept. The websites are still available, which is very important. I will use this lesson in the classroom.