Salem High School – Finance and Investment

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Course 03130 Grades 10-12. Do you want to learn how to handle your money? Have you always wondered how the stock market works? This course teaches the fundamentals in the areas of personal finance, banking, credit, insurance, and investing. Emphasis is placed on the stock market, including participation in the Stock Market Game, a ten-week stock-trading simulation. Students learn how to invest and what to invest in. Emphasis is placed on how to avoid and stay out of debt, along with strategies for living a debt-free life by focusing on saving, goal-setting, budgeting, and using credit wisely. Students will apply problem-solving and computation skills through practical applications such as writing checks, calculating interest, preparing a budget, and evaluating stock transactions.