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While April is National Financial Literacy Month, the movement to help young people better manage their money is actually quite global. Knowledge@Wharton High School traveled to Amsterdam in April to take part in the Child & Youth Finance International summit, which brought together youth and senior-level representatives from across various sectors to discuss financial education for children and youth around the world. While there, KWHS editor Diana Drake sat down with Melvis Mirazi, a senior at Zwelibanzi High School in Durban, South Africa, to discuss saving money in her part of the world.…

Financial Literacy: The Voice of South African Youth

Price-to-earnings, debt-to-equity: Investors doing their research about companies come across these ratios all the time. Peter Hand, an investment analyst on the North American Equity Team at Aberdeen Asset Management in Philadelphia, discusses financial ratios and how they help to inform investment decisions. …

Financial Ratios: Evaluating a Company’s Health and Worth

Research, research, research: It is the key to successful investing. The SWOT analysis, which looks at a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, is a model to help you examine all angles of a company and understand its strategic position in the market. Says advisor James Early: “A process you can standardize and apply to all companies is useful to most investors.” Other experts call it a “touchy-feely” model. What’s your thought on SWOT?…

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats: The SWOT Analysis

With a sea of stocks from which to choose – close to 9,000 – portfolio managers have a daunting task making investment decisions for individual and institutional investors. While some managers claim to know the secret to stock-picking success -- experts say that, in the end, it is all about choosing lots of modest climbers rather than one shooting star. …

Portfolio Managers: The Challenge Is Picking More than One Winning Stock

What does it mean to invest money, and what are some of the best ways to get started? Paul Atkinson, head of North American Equities at Aberdeen Asset Management in Philadelphia, talks to KWHS about some fundamentals of the investment world.…

Investing 101: The Prospect of Growing Your Money

Investment analyst Peter Hand has been working professionally in the investment field for about two years, a job that he scored thanks to a valuable college internship. He spoke to Knowledge@Wharton High School about his own career track and also offered a lesson in understanding company financial statements. …

Making a Statement: 10-Ks, 10-Qs and Company Financials

To be successful, an investor needs to do more than just buy some stocks or other assets and then ignore them. Instead, experts suggest, individuals should either take an active role by monitoring their investments or let a professional do it for them.…

Portfolio Management: Making Decisions about Your Investments

How would you choose the best industry in which to invest your money? A little help from Porter’s five forces analysis might give you just the insight you need to make an informed investment decision. …

Show Me the Money: Analyzing Porter’s Five Forces

Putting hard-earned money into the stock market can be a scary move for first-time investors. Unlike a bank account, where you basically know that you’ll get interest -- a small, but guaranteed return on your cash -- buying stock gives you the opportunity to make a lot of money, or lose your entire investment. Diversification, or investing in a variety of different options, can help you balance any losses in one area with gains in another. …

Why Investors Diversify: Spreading Your Wealth Across Assets, Industries and Countries

Investing money requires research and strategy, since the risks and rewards can be considerable. Before making the commitment, a would-be investor should understand the elements of an investment – from risk and return, to short-term notes and inflation. …

Understanding Risk and Return: The Roller Coaster Ride of Investing