Play Earn Learn investing game for kids
A reader describes a pocket friendly educational game to teach children about investing. Each child gets a $200 play certificate to invest in familiar stocks, track weekly prices, and aim for a final goal with profits paid in real money if reached. The format covers risk, selling, buying more shares, book gains, and saving incentives.
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Reebok
Nike
McDonald’s
Microsoft
Dell
Intel
The
Wall Street Journal
Money fund yields hold steady in latest week
The seven day and 30 day yields on money market funds remained at 6.00 percent, with seven day and 30 day compounded yields at 6.18 percent. Average fund maturity stood at 51 days. Retail assets declined by 6.75 billion to 993.95 billion, while taxable funds fell 4.91 billion to 823.78 billion and tax exempt assets dropped 1.84 billion to 170.17 billion.
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Money Market
Money Fund Report
iMoneyNet Inc
Westboro
Mass
Money Funds
Bankrate.com
Investment Company Institute
Mutual Fund Trade Group
Cheap trades can cost investors in the long run
The Chicago Tribune reports on payment for order flow as discount brokers reduce commissions. Regulators scrutinize disclosures of how orders are filled, with 85 percent of Nasdaq orders not at best price due to paybacks. Brokers may internalize orders or route to market makers offering incentives, potentially harming execution quality and raising overall costs.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Arthur Levitt
John Markese
American Association of Individual Investors
Ameritrade
Cisco
Chicago Stock Exchange
Knight
Michael Dorsey
Jersey City
N.J
Knight Trading Group
Dorsey
Eva Radtke
Prudential Securities
Bush Gore clash over routes to retirement security
The Dallas Morning News compares Al Gore and George W. Bush on retirement plans and Social Security reform. It notes Bush’s wealth from stocks, bonds, real estate and Rangers ownership versus Gore’s stock avoidance and reliance on a government pension and family holdings.
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Gore
Washington
al Gore
Texas
George W. Bush
Texas Rangers
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