SIFMA FOUNDATION FOR INVESTOR EDUCATION (FIE) INC

THE STOCK MARKET GAME (TM)THE STOCK MARKET GAME (TM), IS AN ONLINE SIMULATION OF THE GLOBAL CAPITAL MARKETS THAT ENGAGES STUDENTS GRADES 4-12 IN THE WORLD OF ECONOMICS, INVESTING AND PERSONAL FINANCE, AND PREPARES THEM FOR FINANCIAL INDEPENDENT FUTURES. MORE THAN 600,000 YOUTH TAKE PART EVERY YEAR ACROSS ALL 50 STATES. THE STOCK MARKET GAME HAS REACHED MORE THAN 23 MILLION YOUTH SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1977.INVESTWRITE (R)THE SIFMA FOUNDATION'S INVESTWRITE (TM) NATIONAL ESSAY IS A CULMUNATING ACTIVITY FOR THE STOCK MARKET GAME STUDENTS, EXTENDING WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED IN SMG BY CHALLENGING THEM TO ANALYZE, THINK CRTICALLY AND PROBLEM SOLVE. STUDENTS ADDRESS REAL WORLD FINANCIAL ISSUES AND SITUATIONS BY ANSWERING A QUESTION ABOUT LONG-TERM SAVING AND INVESTING. A NEW THEME AND QUESTION ARE POSED EACH YEAR. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2004 NEARLY 270,000 ESSAYS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN IN CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND NEARLY 55,000 VOLUNTEERS HAVE SERVED AS JUDGES IN THE WRITING COMPETITION.CAPITOL HILL CHALLENGE (TM)THE SIFMA FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL CAPITOL HILL CHALLENGE (TM) (CHC), PRESENTED BY THE CHARLES SCHWAB FOUNDATION, IS AN EXCITING NATIONAL FINANCIAL EDUCATION COMPETITION FOR JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOLS THAT REACHES ALL 50 U.S. STATES AND THEIR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. CHC MATCHES MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WITH STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOLS COMPETING IN THE STOCK MARKET GAME (TM) IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICT OR STATE. STUDENT TEAMS MANAGE A HYPOTHETICAL $100,000 ONLINE PORTFOLIO AND INVEST IN REAL STOCKS, BONDS, AND MUTUAL FUNDS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2004, CHC HAS MADE 8,000 MATCHES OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS WITH SCHOOLS, ENCOMPASSING MORE THAN 175,000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.INVEST IT FORWARD (R)INVEST IT FORWARD (TM) IS AN AWARD-WINNING INDUSTRY-WIDE FINANCIALEDUCATION AND CAPITAL MARKETS LITERACY CAMPAIGN CONVENING HUNDREDS OFFINANCIAL FIRMS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO GIVING YOUNG AMERICANS A SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF THE CAPITAL MARKETS SYSTEM AND THE INVALUABLE TOOLS TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS. INVEST IT FORWARD TAPS THE TIME AND TALENT OF INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW TO HARNESS THE CAPITAL MARKETS FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT AND REALIZE THEIR DREAMS.