InvestWrite

Each Student will need to submit an entry to the InvestWrite contest. The topic of the contest is on the InvestWrite website.

Topic for Fall 2009 InvestWrite Essay

With school work and school activities, a job or chores, plus your friends and hobbies, retirement is probably the last thing on your mind. After all, it's still decades away and right now you might be working to have a bit more spending money in your wallet. However, it's important to make investing a priority even when you're young and on a limited budget.

In your essay, discuss the difference in a saving strategy for an immediate want, like a new computer or car, versus a saving strategy for your retirement. Would you select stocks, bonds, mutual funds or a combination of the three for each of those two strategies? Why? Discuss two of following and how they will affect your personal investing strategy for your long term investment or retirement goals: risk, diversification, compound interest. Conclude your essay by describing the most important thing you learned through your participation in The Stock Market Game.

Deadline for Post Entry: December 3, 2009

Here are the rules for the entry.

The entry will be made as an entry on your group blog. Each person needs to complete this assignment as a separate entry. I will know who has created and edited each entry. I may submit up to 5 entries from the class.

• Each student may submit only one entry with a maximum of 700 words.
• The title chosen by each student (excluding the author's name) must appear at the top of the first page of the text. If references are cited, include them following the last page of the text. (Please note: only the body of the essay will be included in the word count, the title and the works cited will not count against the 700 word limit.)
• The format for references or works cited can be chosen by the teacher.
• Identification of the student or teacher in the essay will result in disqualification.
• Since the judges will base their decision on the author's understanding of the subject matter, rationale, and writing style, please do the same when you judge. View judging criteria.
• All essays must be submitted in plain text; no charts, graphs or symbols will be accepted.

What do you get if your are a finalist Nationally?
Fall 2009 9-12th Grade Awards*

	1st place (1)	2nd place (1)	3rd place (1)
Student	3 Day/2 Night Trip to New York City and a "Wall Street Experience"	Mini Notebook Computer	Mini Notebook Computer
Teacher	3 Day/2 Night Trip to New York City and a "Wall Street Experience" 1-Yr Subscription to Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition	$250 Gift Card 1-Yr Subscription to Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition	$100 Gift Card 1-Yr Subscription to Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition
Class	Classroom Pizza Party	Classroom Pizza Party	Classroom Pizza Party
School	InvestWrite Trophy	InvestWrite Trophy	InvestWrite Trophy
Parents	InvestWrite Plaque	InvestWrite Plaque	InvestWrite Plaque